Stone & Steel, a new collection of 10 works by South Korean artist Wonmin Park
October 2021
Carpenters Workshop Gallery are to present Stone & Steel, a new collection of 10 works by South Korean artist Wonmin Park, as part of London Design Festival.
The collection presents a continuation from his previous series Plain Cuts, but whereas Plain Cuts used thin aluminium sheets to explore sleek cut geometries, Stone & Steel is shaped by the artist’s use of volcanic rock and industrial sheets of steel. The volcanic rocks that form the bases of the tables in Stone & Steel are mined in Japan, and when cut open reveal dark, iron-rich interiors in contrast to their ochre, brown shells. This rustlike characteristic is the result of air and moisture penetrating deep fissures in the Earth’s crust and oxidising the iron content of the stones, giving each rock a natural patina.
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