2017

Bonded leather Candleholders are a part of a larger series - Bonded Leather Collection, which investigates the recycling possibilities of various types of leather waste. The extensive research of traditionally used processes, such as cuir bouilli, has led the design team to the discovery of some new behaviors of the material. When exposed to specific moisture, heat and pressure, leather creates natural bonds that not only transform the material, but also give it properties of other materials, like added strength and elasticity.

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The most prominent feature of finished pieces is the ambiguity of visual aesthetics, where the newly developed laminate resembles a wooden object, both in tactility and strength, while retaining the recognizable scent of a leather. The challenge of the senses and the journey of discovery of the true nature of the material are what makes these sculptural pieces objects of extraordinary playfulness. 

Materials: Vegetable tanned leather offcuts