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ABOUT TO MELT 01 & 02

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STUDIO EIDOLA

“About to melt” is a series of stools born from Studio Eidola’s ongoing inquiry into the indeterminate states of matter and the aesthetics of industrial residue. Composed from waste material sourced from gravel quarries, these stools are constructed from bricks fired to the cusp of melting. The process examines thresholds where matter is held in tension; almost molten, almost collapsing. What results is an index of transformation, a surface shaped by thermal movement, where solid matter begins to take on characteristics of flow. Here, the object is less a conclusion than a geological proposition, suspended between entropy and formation.

Origin: Zurich Switzerland

STUDIO EIDOLA

“About to melt” is a series of stools born from Studio Eidola’s ongoing inquiry into the indeterminate states of matter and the aesthetics of industrial residue. Composed from waste material sourced from gravel quarries, these stools are constructed from bricks fired to the cusp of melting. The process examines thresholds where matter is held in tension; almost molten, almost collapsing. What results is an index of transformation, a surface shaped by thermal movement, where solid matter begins to take on characteristics of flow. Here, the object is less a conclusion than a geological proposition, suspended between entropy and formation.

Origin: Zurich Switzerland

 

DESIGNER

Studio Eidola

ARTISAN / PRODUCER

Zurich, Switzerland

DIMENSIONS

W 30 X D 20 X H 55 cm
W 35 X D 20 X H 45 cm

PRODUCTION TIME

One-of-a-kind

WEIGHT

-

MATERIAL

Gravel Quarry Waste

ABOUT

 

Studio Eidola

Established in Zürich in 2020 by Denizay Apusoglu and Jonas Kissling, Studio Eidola operates as an interdisciplinary research and design studio. Grounded in principles of exploration and critical reflection, the studio recontextualizes materials by exploring their histories, geologies, and potentials often overlooked.

Their work begins with open-ended inquiries into raw materials‘ life cycles and properties, taking cues from geomorphic influences and long-standing artisanal traditions. The studio’s approach involves site-specific material research and local industry ties, synthesizing the close relationship between material culture and industrial evolution, for fresh interpretations.