Black Star 裝飾器皿 by Klaus Kirchner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 美術設計 Competition Category.

銀美術· 2020

Black Star 裝飾器皿

by Klaus Kirchner

Client: Klaus Kirchner - schöne Dinge aus Holz

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 美術 Category

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The Design

About Black Star 裝飾器皿

黑星（Black Star）係一件用赤楊木純手工製作嘅裝飾器皿。呢個設計將一種紋理同色澤都唔算突出嘅木材，轉化成一件賞心悅目、觸感有趣嘅作品。外形由木旋工藝塑造，內部就用彎曲刀具挖空。之後手工鑽出好多細小嘅孔，並將佢哋塑造成錐形，再喺入面塗上橙色染料。用火烙筆（pyrographic pen）加上細小嘅星星圖案。最後將表面燒黑，營造出柔和、溫暖嘅觸感同強烈嘅對比。器皿尺寸為220 x 220 x 180毫米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Black Star 裝飾器皿是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Black Star 裝飾器皿將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Black Star 裝飾器皿是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The concept of the design is based on the transformation of wood species that have no grain or color into an object vessel pleasing to the eye and additionally achieving an interesting haptic feeling. The design object is handcrafted, beginning with woodturning for forming the outside and hollowing the inside of the object. Drilling and forming the holes into the outer surface comes next, as well as adding color stain. The usage of a pyrographic pen brings further embellishment onto the piece. Finally the object is charred black, resulting in a soft and warm touch, as well as adding contrast.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 220 mm x Depth 220 mm x Height 180 mm
Tags: organic, futuristic, zen, wasisabi, space, star, interiors, black, vessel
Production Technology: Woodturning and alder wood
The alder wood is put on the lathe and the outside form is turned with hand tools, then i drill a hole in the middle and with bend tools i remove some of the inside but i will leave a larger wall thickness, because I will drill many holes using an akku-drill freehand just by eye . With a so called eye-drill-bit i form the cones and with an orange Color stain i paint all the holes. Next step is using a pyrographic pen to add the little stars. Finally i use a gas torch an burn the hole piece black. I put a picture-story into the external link. Please check it out.
Design Challenge: Starting with a small scale version and producing a bigger one that looks as good as, or better than the small one.
Research: I started experimenting with this design on a smaller scale vessel from cherry wood. On that smaller vessel i only drilled the holes and left them flat, and for this one i formed the holes to Little cones, to achieve a more organic look.
Inspiration: I made a wallsculpture in wood that had some holes with stars and i saw some ceramic vessel that had many dots on it. I imagined what would happen if i put these 2 elements into one woodturned piece.
Project Duration: 3 Days in Hanau in my workshop.
Operation Flow: Put on a shelf or table with some light from the side will show the vessels beauty to the full extend. You can also grab it and feel the texture and material.
Image Credits: Image#1 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Image#2 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Image#3 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Image#4 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Video #5 Film Klaus Kirchner, 2019.