Furniture Design in Bronze: The Bronze Age by Tjep

Love this beautiful furniture design in bronze by the Dutch company TJEP. The furniture shapes are classic interpretations. The result however is sculptural with a pure aesthetic that is visually light but physically strong. Take a look below ...... I hope I can Inspire you ........ Note: this blogpost is a repost and was earlier posted on 27-05-2015.

Chaise Longe in bronze by Tjep.com

Bronze Age

Hosted by Designblok Prague and presented in the wonderful Ballroom of the Colloredo Mansfeld Palace, Tjep has the pleasure and honour of presenting it's latest body of work: Bronze Age. Bronze Age comes from the same design roots as the much-acclaimed Recession Chair project.

The Bronze Age Chair by Tjep.com

Bronze Age collection contains all hand-crafted pieces, using traditional skills that once underpinned our very survival, each piece a manually intensive work and formed from the material that represents the dawn of civilisation. For this project the founder wanted to create something totally opposite to the technology driven trends based on the emergence of new digital tools such as 3d printing. He likes the idea that bronze is precious and is therefore implicitly sustainable. It is either preserved or remelted, but never discarded. "Who knows maybe these pieces contain a couple of remelted ancient bronze swords” says Frank Tjepkema, lead designer and founder of Tjep.

The Bronze Age Chair by Tjep.com

The bronze aspect of the collection infers stability, strength, durability, sustainability (it can be re-melted and reused and is never discarded). The furniture shapes are classic interpretations, yet they have undergone a transformation. The aim of the collection is to instil connotations of human-caused disasters, such as climate change or a nuclear melt-down, putting these pieces at the centre of contemporary social issues. The result however is sculptural with a pure aesthetic that is visually light but physically strong.

More about TJEP:
Tjep is an Amsterdam based team of misfit-fitting designers and non-designers challenging themselves to question the world and make unexpected connections. In every project their goal is to combine outstanding design with artistic thinking and a profound commitment to enhancing the quality of the physical world around us.

Frank Tjepkema, founder and lead designer by Tjep.

Founded by Frank Tjepkema in 2001, the studio has garnered a reputation for delivering outstanding creative work across a broad field of expertise that includes award winning interior, architectural, product, furniture, visual and jewelry design. Spanning both the commercial and cultural sectors, Tjep.’s diverse portfolio of acclaimed work has made it the studio of choice for people and brands seeking a unique and original design perspective. Clients include the leading brands Droog, Camper, Levi's, Heineken, British Airways, Feadship and Ikea.

Tjep. fuse together peerless design with accomplished expertise in the latest production techniques. Internationally, Tjep. is recognized for their dedication to uniting strong design concepts, beautiful aesthetics and great functionality. The studio’s hallmarks are amazing people with color-rich designs that make unexpected connections, playing with people's sense of the intuitive and rational. For more information, see the enclosed link below. 

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Source: TJEP