Published in conjunction with the metalworks – designing & making exhibition in the Konschthal Esch, this book uses the production of some twenty international creators to discuss methods of transforming metal in contemporary design. Some forty objects have been classified into sixteen categories, illustrating how these creators have adopted and crafted metal. Some experiment with the material and its properties, others question the physical limits of existing techniques. Accompanied by a historical text recounting the uses of metal in furniture since the 18th century, and the history of the metallurgical industry in Luxembourg, this publication brings together some sixty biographies, explanatory texts and a technical lexicon on methods of transformation and the selected objects.

Languages: English / French

Release date: 2022

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 28 x 21 cm

Texts: Michel Feinen, Charlotte Masse, Christian Mosar, Joris Thomas, Georges Zigrand and the following authors: DIOR, Christophe de la Fontaine, Anthony Forsyth, Gefertec, Konstantin Grcic, Heatherwick Studio, Jakob Jørgensen, Sigve Knutson, Joris Laarman Lab, Xavier Lust, Philippe Malouin, Muller Van Severen, PELLE, Lewis Power, Ron Arad and Associates Limited, Stefan Diez Office, Studio Bouroullec, Studio Swine, Tom Dixon Studio, Linde Freya Tangelder - Destroyers/Builders, Jonas Trampedach, Danny Venlet, Zieta Studio

Photos: Remi Villaggi

Edited by Konschthal Esch

Published by Sternberg Press

ISBN: 978-3956796630

€25,00