concept sketch of the long drop for experimentadesign 09
the long drop by studio glithero, is a work in progress and is being shown as part of the lapse in time exhibition at experimentadesign lisboa 09. it consists of a concrete table cast in a wooden pouring chute shaped like a roller coaster. standing on a ladder, buckets of liquid concrete are poured down from the uppermost part of the chute until it has set into a rock-hard state. once the wooden mould is filled, the chute is dismantled leaving a table that is forever married to its pouring channel spiraling up into the air. lazy tongues of concrete, drips and spills are frozen, precarious and organic, informed by the moment in which they happened.
the idea behind the long drop arose while studio glithero was looking for a way in which to capture the actual moment of creation within an object itself. they wanted to develop the notion of a table that would constantly be connected to the point in which it was derived.
the wooden chute before assembly
close-up of the wooden chute’s parts
the supporting stand for the chute prior to assembly
various measurements
the wooden chute assembled
the concrete fluid is combined by an electrical mixer
experimenting with colors to be used for the table
concrete casts of the chute
the long drop before pouring began
view of the long spiral drop
view up the wooden chute
sarah pouring the first round of concrete down the chute
pouring continues
tim and sarah mixing concrete
the concrete setting
second layer of concrete poured
a detail of the layers drying
the long drop completed image © designboom
the used chute and concrete mixing buckets image © designboom
the precarious drips from pouring the concrete down the chute image © designboom
a detail of the big tongues which are formed indicating the various layers of concrete that have been poured image © designboom
sarah van gameren of studio glithero portrait © designboom
tim simpson of studio glithero image © designboom
