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Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Enignum Furniture by Joseph Walsh StudioNovember 18th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Joseph Walsh Studio We are pleased to announce the upcoming solo exhibition of the Irish designer Joseph Walsh, presenting new works in the Formations & Layering concept. This will be the first occasion for the public to see together a large body of recent work in the Enignum, Erosion and Equinox series, created in the past year.  Enignum Table I - Photo by Andrew Bradley
 Dining Table - Photo by Andrew Bradley The pieces are mainly functional, but some of them are sculptural works, all exploring different forms of layering. The show will include two large dining tables, over three meters long each, a number of Enignum sculptural chairs, smaller Erosion tables and wall mounted Equinox panels. The pieces combine ash with other materials such as copper, glass, copper leaf, silk and a woven copper textile.  Enignum Table II - Photo by Andrew Bradley The particularity of the Enignum series lies in the material and the making process. While furniture design in its classical sense means designing and then proceeding to make, the pieces of Joseph Walsh follow a different path. He creates free form compositions using the properties and elasticity of the material, resulting in radical but very fluid and essential works, that one could qualify not only as a piece of furniture but sculpture, artwork at the same time. The title ‘Enignum’, deriving from the Latin words Enigma (mystery) and Lignum (wood), sums up the series: the mystery of the composition lies in the material.  Dining Table - Photo by Andrew Bradley “Enignum – and other stories brings together a collection of works whose inception began two years ago. Using free form design allows the material to dictate the composition. Combined with an expert understanding of his subject, the results are wondrous. Tables, chairs, entire walls that don’t just straddle the universes of art, architecture and function but unify them into a beautiful equation. The principal material is ash, its properties combine both strength and flexibility. Interwoven plates of copper, fine meshes of coated wire and carbon fibre are also integrated into several works. To see these objects is like seeing something for the very first time. A new design language has been constructed and Joseph Walsh is the author.” Oliver Sears, Founder of the Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin.  Console Table - Photo by Andrew Bradley  Console Table - Photo by Andrew Bradley  Enignum Chair I - Photo by Andrew Bradley  Enignum Chair II - Photo by Andrew Bradley  Enignum Chair II - Photo by Andrew Bradley  Enignum Chair III - Photo by Andrew Bradley  Enignum Canopy Bed - Photo by Andrew Bradley  Enignum Canopy Bed - Photo by Andrew Bradley
 Erosion Table II - Photo by Andrew Bradley
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