At this year’s 3daysofdesign festival, some designs looked as if they were plucked straight out of the jungle. Some used wooden branches in their furniture collection, while some turned towards floral aesthetics. Case in point is the Bouquet Theory by NIKO JUNE + Other Circle. The collection features stools, tables, and drinking glasses, looking like they have come out of a floral world.
The collection brings together forgotten components, parts of old molds, and steel profiles that would have otherwise gone to waste. All these discarded fragments are then given a new life and form. The final objects showcase the characteristics of the components used to create them.
The designers embed the components within the transparent cast glass, preserving the previous making process while creating a new function. Lying between functional objects and a three-dimensional collage, the collection is part readymade and part composition.
The cast glass tables showcased at the exhibition were made by pouring molten glass seven to eight times to achieve the current volume. The glass top rests on an aluminum base with flexible feet that allow it to balance even on uneven ground.
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The collection features six wooden stools carved from tree trunks with a floral aesthetic. The stools still maintain the raw wood character, making each piece different according to the grain and irregularities of the wood.
Alongside sustainability and recycling, the collection focuses on the various new possibilities of overlooked components. The Bouquet Theory treats industrial waste as the starting point of its objects. Just like a versatile bouquet, each object in the collection maintains its own identity while contributing to the whole setup. With just the right amount of curiosity and improvisation, discarded objects effortlessly become functional and decorative pieces.
