Aldo Bakker B Red Urushi
Price on request
Edition of 8 plus 4 AP
2019
Ishimeji Urushi, Pir Foam
50 x 40 x 33.5 cm
19.7 x 15.7 x 13.2 in
Urushi is a Japanese natural lacquer, which Aldo Bakker combines with pigments to produce a lustrous glaze. Many lacquers and varnishes grow yellow as they age, but urushi instead grows more vivid over time as its translucency is consolidated. The many layers in which it is applied to the foam surface of the stool combines a vast range and depth of tones, and when Bakker sands down the final piece he enjoys rediscovering past layers that bring different hues to the surface.
Artist
Aldo Bakker
Aldo Bakker, born in the Netherlands in 1971, is a designer whose objects challenge the way we perceive and interact with the material world. Known for his bowls, pitchers, stools, spoons, and tables, Bakker creates works that blur the boundary between utility and autonomy. His practice is defined by an exquisite command of form, colour, and material, combined with an almost unsettling insistence that objects are not passive commodities but independent presences with their own integrity and character.
