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88 Gallery London
86-88 Pimlico Road
London SW1W8PL , England
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Marbled salts table
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Description
In salt and tree resin
Dimensions: height: 55 cm diametre: 42 cm
Belgium, contemporary
Roxane Lahidji describes her development and use of salt and tree resin as follows: 'In ancient times salt was rare and costly. Yet, since the industrial revolution it has become so cheap and easily available that we longer recognise its value. With ‘Marbled Salts’, Roxane Lahidji explores new possibilities, reinventing salt as a sustainable design material. She makes use of its unique physical properties as a self-binding composite to create a set of tables and stools. By mixing it with tree resin, she gives it shape and strength. Coal powder and natural colour variations in salt mimic the aesthetics of expensive natural stone such as marble. Herein she draws a contradictory parallel between the flexible versatility of salt and the material language of heavy and solid rock. The design also aims to invite a discussion on the concept of value – essentially a social construct − and the costs the finished product implies.' - More Information
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Dimensions
H. 21.65 in; Diam. 16.54 in; H. 55 cm; Diam. 42 cm;
Message from Seller:
88 Gallery London specializes in collectible design and functional art, representing a diverse range of international artists and supporting emerging talent through active collaboration and production funding. Committed to authenticity and lasting quality, the gallery curates unique pieces with enduring value. Phone: 0044 20 7730 2728 | Email: london@88-gallery.com
