TABLEAU DE PRISME

Please visit globalhop.indiaartndesign.com in order to see the photographs. information and visuals: courtesy mn architecture A tale may be told using a table called a prism. As you listen to the designer Maurie Novak explain the idea behind his table, you will notice that no matter what angle you look at the table from, it will always show you something new. This is true regardless of how many times you look at it. “both architecture and design are activities that sprout from the imagination; with mn design, I attempt to bring the thrill and improbability of the imagined to reality,” is the credo that maurie novak, designer at mn design in Australia, lives by. By tackling projects in architecture, furniture, industrial design, and other areas, one can develop a more well-rounded design language. This is because each type of design feeds into the others, and maurie has been able to gain a better appreciation and understanding of materials and the way they work by building many of the projects himself. His most recent work, a table called a prism, reimagines the straightforward, four-legged, useful, and essential piece of furniture as a vibrant and attractive object of color and light. This table takes lines of color that are emanating from a single bar and alters them throughout its frame in a way that is similar to how a prism bends light. The table undergoes a metamorphosis from one point to the next as a result of the weaving and twisting of its linear geometry; the labyrinth of blending colors produces surfaces that combine to create an aesthetically pleasing whole. “prism is a table that combines a lot of what I aim to bring to my designs,” continues maurie as she continues to explain, “a simplicity in its shape and function, mixed with a complexity that may reveal something beautiful, surprising, and perhaps somewhat incomprehensible.” To convey a design in the most accurate manner possible is something that I place a high value on. The prism table has the most basic construction that I was able to create. It is built from a 16mm solid steel frame, which enables the table to be robust while still being extremely simple. Maurie had been mesmerized ever since she was a little girl by the breathtaking beauty of the colors that emerged when light traveled through a prism. When he was experimenting with colors and trying to come up with this table, he was struck by the beautiful parallel that was created between his form and the scientific spectacle. This sparked an intriguing core thought for him, which was that the simplicity of nature in creating such an exquisite phenomenon was an intriguing core thought. According to the information provided by him, “the method in which the patterns interact and grow allows for a perpetual flow of color, which radiates from a single bar of white dazzling stainless steel.” “I utilized elastic to accomplish this look because it is a material that remains tight, and it is extremely suited to ordinary living settings – if it is kicked, the elastic will return to its original position without any damage being caused to it.” When asked about his creative fulfillment, Mauri responded by stating, “What I believe is successful about it is that although being so intricate, it really follows a very fundamental logic, and is made up of just two patterns repeating in the mirror.” It is not a success in and of itself for me; rather, it is a beginning point in a process, a first step in the correct direction, and I want to continue exploring this path via subsequent works. Iand am quite impressed with this design and is looking forward to additional concepts that make one think that come from the Novak stable. The table’s measurements are 120 by 120 by 46 centimeters, and its materials are stretchy stainless steel and glass. Please visit globalhop.indiaartndesign.com in order to see the photographs.