studio job's detour series for stonetouCH at design miami / basel 2014

studio job’s detour series for stonetouCH at designmiami/basel 2014
detour table, 2014
dimensions: 113 x 113 x 41 cm
black, red, white marble and glass
image © stefan vos

during design miami / basel 2014, gallery mitterrand+cramer presents ‘detour’ series, a collection of marble objects designed by studio job for swiss company stonetouCH. the range of pieces reference roadwork iconography, and is conceptually in line with the creative studio’s previous series such as ‘craft’ (2001), ‘farm’ (2007) and ‘homework’ (2008). this new works features a cabinet, a set of lamps, a table and a mirror. ‘the rich marble was the stimulus to explore a ‘minimal’ or ‘rational’ approach,’ explain job smeets and nynke tynagel of studio job. 

detour cabinet, 2014
dimensions: 119 x 36 x 149 cm
red marble, glass, bronze and bollingen gres
image © stefan vos

‘within our oeuvre, this is a fresh revival of an older frequency. still, rational or not, visually and sculpturally we were interested in combining the marble with other materials like glass or bronze (of course). still, minimal or not, we found it relevant to add ‘color’ to this work by combining different marble sorts within the collection and within the object itself,’ they add.

detour floor lamp, 2014
dimensions: 27 x 27 x 84/105 cm
black and red marble, white cristallina, bronze and LED light fitting
image © stefan vos

detour table lamp, 2014
dimensions: 25 x 10 x 48 cm
serpentine, white marble, bronze and LED light fitting 
image © stefan vos

detour chair, 2014
dimensions: 38.5 x 38.5 x 122 cm
bollingen gres, bronze and beech
image © stefan vos

detour mirror, 2014
dimensions: 45 x 25 x 87 cm
red marble, white cristallina and mirror
image © stefan vos

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