艺术与设计 - Jan Waterston x 家具本能的探索

Jan Waterston

英国设计师

生活和工作在英国伯明翰

Lives and works in Birmingham, England

毕业于Rycotewood家具学校

Graduated from Rycotewood Furniture School

2017年成立工作室Jan Waterston

Established studio Jan Waterston in 2017

我的目标是通过视觉柔软、图形简洁

My goal was to make it visually soft and graphically clean through

以及物理功能的微妙平衡

And a delicate balance of physical functionality

来实现一种陌生的和谐概念

To realize a strange concept of harmony

这个配方创造了一种犹豫和好奇的感觉

The formula creates a sense of hesitation and curiosity

提供了一种微妙的干扰体验

Providing a subtle disturbing experience

—Jan Waterston

▲‍Domo Bench

▲‍Domo Bench
Jan Waterston于2017年成立了自己的工作室，其目标是探索艺术、工艺和设计之间的结合。在形式破坏空间能力的驱动下，他通过对材料的传统探索来实现物品，并以概念意义为基础。Jan的所有作品都是在他位于伯明翰的工作室里制作的，在那里他优先考虑传统技术，以实现控制和创造性的表达。Jan与一群经验丰富的工匠一起工作，使所有项目都能以工匠的方式完成。Jan Waterston established his studio in 2017, with the goal to explore the junction between art, craft, and design. Driven by forms ability to disrupt a space, objects are realised through traditional exploration of material, and grounded through conceptual meaning.All the pieces in Jan’s collection are made in his Birmingham based workshop where he priorities traditional techniques to enable control and creative expression. Jan works alongside a network of time-served craftspeople to enable an artisan finish across projects.
Jan更喜欢使用英国的硬木，如白蜡和橡木，因为它们具有灵活的特性和开放的纹理，尽管有更广泛的温带木材可供选择。所有木材均来自当地供应商，并在每个项目的基础上精心挑选。我们将传统和现代技术的结合，如蒸汽弯曲、自由形式的层压和手工雕刻，将木材加工成各种形状。在表层处理方面，则偏向于使用天然混合油来保护表面，同时保持其有机感。Jan prefers to work with British hardwoods such as Ash and Oak due their flexible properties and open grain, although a much wider range of temperate timbers are available. All woods are sourced from local suppliers and hand-picked on a project-by-project bases. A combination of traditional and contemporary techniques such as steam bending, freeform lamination, and hand carving are used to work woods into form. For finishing, natural blend oils are favoured to protect surfaces whilst maintaining their organic sense.

▲‍Shroom
木材是Jan所有作品的基本元素。为了公正地对待材料，Jan采取了一种敏感而本能的方法，从而对材料及其固有的性质和独特的品质有了深刻的理解。这是一种耐心的实践，是通过传统木工实践对当代生活的一种有目的的抵触。Wood is the essential element that grounds all Jan’s work. Compelled to do justice to the material, Jan take a sensitive but instinctive approach, resulting in a deep understanding of the material, its inherent nature, and its unique qualities. This is a practice of patience, a purposeful contradiction to contemporary life, executed through a traditional woodworking practice.
灵感来自大自然的安排和触感，每件作品都灌输了一种精神感和个人身份，人格化了木材的生活品质。原创性是通过精致的模糊来制作的，而每件作品都保留了对传统形式和功能的熟悉感。选择用这种异常坚硬的材料进行雕刻，让我们有机会可以展示其常见视觉识别的柔软一面，作品呈现出图形的平滑和优雅。Inspired by the arrangements and tactility’s provided by the natural world, a sense of spirit and individual identity is instilled in each piece, personifying woods living qualities. Originality is crafted through refined obscurities, whilst each piece retains it familiarity of conventional form and function. Choosing to sculpt with this unusually hard material offers the opportunity to show a softer side of its common visual identify, with pieces offering a graphic smoothness and poise.

▲‍Velo Chair
作为建筑的调味品，Jan相信家具是空间的有形部分，为个人提供了与周围环境形成有意义联系的机会。正是Jan的家具以其不确定的姿态稳固空间，吸引人们进入，而木材的共鸣则使物品具有亲和力，鼓励人们对每件家具及其环境进行本能的探索。Jan的目标是通过视觉上的柔和、图形上的笨拙和物理功能上的微妙平衡来实现一种陌生的和谐概念。这种配方创造了一种犹豫和好奇的感觉，提供了一种微妙的干扰体验。As the seasoning to architecture, Jan believe that furniture is the tangible part of a space, providing individuals with the opportunity to form a meaningful connection to their surroundings. It is the uncertain poise of Jan’s furniture that holds a space and invites people in, whilst woods resonance makes the object relatable, encouraging an instinctive exploration of each piece and its environment. Jan aim to achieve a notion of unfamiliar harmony through a subtle balance of visual softness, graphic awkwardness, and physical functionality. A recipe that creates a sense of hesitation and intrigue, offering the intended experience of delicate disturbance.

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