FOR THE 24TH BIENNIAL OF DESIGN IN LJUBLJANA, WE were INVITED TO WORK WITH THE CRAFTSMEN OF RIBNICA, A VALLEY WITH A LONG HISTORY IN THE PRODUCTION OF WOODENWARE AND POTTERY, DATING BACK ALMOST 500 YEARS.
STARTING FROM A FIRST SKETCH WE ASKed A POTTER TO MODEL A SHAPE, THEN PASSing IT TO A WOODTURNER TO DO THE SAME, THE RESULTS WAS THEN BROUGHT TO DIFFERENT WEAVERS, WHO JOINED THE HALVES IN A SINGLE PIECE USING HAZEL STRIPS.
PIECES FAIL TO FULFILL A FUNCTION IF ALONE, THEY NEED TO BE COMBINED TO ONE ANOTHER, AND ONLY IN THEIR UNION CAN THEY PRODUCE AN OBJECT OF USE.
Commissioner: bio.si
Year: 2015
FOR THE 24TH BIENNIAL OF DESIGN IN LJUBLJANA, WE were INVITED TO WORK WITH THE CRAFTSMEN OF RIBNICA, A VALLEY WITH A LONG HISTORY IN THE PRODUCTION OF WOODENWARE AND POTTERY, DATING BACK ALMOST 500 YEARS.
STARTING FROM A FIRST SKETCH WE ASKed A POTTER TO MODEL A SHAPE, THEN PASSing IT TO A WOODTURNER TO DO THE SAME, THE RESULTS WAS THEN BROUGHT TO DIFFERENT WEAVERS, WHO JOINED THE HALVES IN A SINGLE PIECE USING HAZEL STRIPS.
PIECES FAIL TO FULFILL A FUNCTION IF ALONE, THEY NEED TO BE COMBINED TO ONE ANOTHER, AND ONLY IN THEIR UNION CAN THEY PRODUCE AN OBJECT OF USE.
Commissioner: bio.si
Year: 2015
