For the most-exclusive gift list: STACKLAB's new limited-edition Mura table
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - STACKLAB's new Mura low table, created in collaboration with Toronto-based glass design and fabrication firm Jeff Goodman Studio (JGS), will be produced in a limited-edition run of 25 units, with a list price of $US 60,000.
The table pairs STACKLAB's signature solid-bronze Jupiter leg castings with a droplet-shaped top of kiln-fused Temple glass. The table's name derives from the Japanese word for "unevenness, irregularity, inequality."
Temple glass was devised by JGS to withstand the rigorous weather and seismic activity at the Bahá'í Temple of South America in the Andes mountains near Santiago, Chile. In the proprietary fabrication process, glass fragments are arranged in the kiln bed in JGS's randomized River Rock pattern, then fired and cooled for a week. This process yields a distinctive mottled motif of milky translucent veils within a transparent field.
The slab is polished, then cut to size with a water jet. Because the glass is handmade, each table top takes three weeks to carve and polish; each finished table is unique.
"Our studios share a love of controlled, but partially unknown, outcomes," says STACKLAB Founder and Creative Director Jeffrey Forrest. "Our disciplined methods allow us to 'let go' as we approach the finish line."
"STACKLAB came to us with the idea of shaping the edge of Temple glass with a beautiful ribbon line," says JGS Executive Director Sylvia Lee. "This is the first piece we've done in carved, sculptural Temple glass. STACKLAB is helping push us into exploring the material more deeply and at a large scale. That's exciting."
The Jupiter leg has an asymmetrical, yet aesthetically cohesive, geometry. The shape is readily castable, yet differs in every elevation, section and plan view. The theme of asymmetry influenced STACKLAB's design for the tabletop shape, which varies in every elevation, section and plan. The top appears different when looked at from above the flat top or through the sloping edge.
The sand-casting process produces faintly perceptible irregularities that enhance the leg's tactile appeal. The planetary name pays homage to the subtitle of Mozart's last symphony.
The Mura is available exclusively at Maison Gerard, a leading New York gallery specializing in fine furniture and objets d'art by 20th-century masters and emerging contemporary designers.
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