PHILIP STEJSKAL ARCHITECTURE
MOBILIA DESIGN CIRCUS FURNITURE AUCTION
2017 (COMPLETED)
Project Team: Philip Stejskal in collaboration with artist, Ron Nyisztor
Photography: Jack Lovell
Fabrication: MG Creations
Partner: Caesarstone
A collaboration with local artist, Ron Nyisztor.
A project in partnership with Mobilia and Caesarstone, to create furniture pieces for a charity auction to benefit Camp Quality, an Australian non-governmental and non-profit organisation, which aims to provide support for children living with cancer and their families.
We were invited to participate along with other a number of other local designers, to propose an idea that would also showcase the versatility of the reconstituted stone product donated by Caesarstone.
We explored two main interests with this project: Sustainability and History.
Sustainability:
Reconstituted stone slabs are supplied in a number of standard sizes. This means that most jobs will result in narrow 'off-cuts', destined for landfill. We re-purposed these remnants in the creation of our furniture piece, taking whatever colours were available, sorting them into 'light' and 'dark', to create a diptych artwork.
History:
We returned to ancient Rome, the stomping ground of Julius Caesar (Caesarstone), to reinterpret one of the most archetypal construction elements of all time -- the column -- using the Caesarstone fragments.
Future:
Energised at its centre by a saber of light, this ancient anchor is dissolved and appropriated for our less certain times.
Project Team: Philip Stejskal in collaboration with artist, Ron Nyisztor
Photography: Jack Lovell
Fabrication: MG Creations
Partner: Caesarstone
A collaboration with local artist, Ron Nyisztor.
A project in partnership with Mobilia and Caesarstone, to create furniture pieces for a charity auction to benefit Camp Quality, an Australian non-governmental and non-profit organisation, which aims to provide support for children living with cancer and their families.
We were invited to participate along with other a number of other local designers, to propose an idea that would also showcase the versatility of the reconstituted stone product donated by Caesarstone.
We explored two main interests with this project: Sustainability and History.
Sustainability:
Reconstituted stone slabs are supplied in a number of standard sizes. This means that most jobs will result in narrow 'off-cuts', destined for landfill. We re-purposed these remnants in the creation of our furniture piece, taking whatever colours were available, sorting them into 'light' and 'dark', to create a diptych artwork.
History:
We returned to ancient Rome, the stomping ground of Julius Caesar (Caesarstone), to reinterpret one of the most archetypal construction elements of all time -- the column -- using the Caesarstone fragments.
Future:
Energised at its centre by a saber of light, this ancient anchor is dissolved and appropriated for our less certain times.
