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RAWtation by Adi Zaffran Weisler
Israeli designer Adi Zaffran Weisler has created a set of tables and stools by combining tree branches, trunks and twigs with plastic during the moulding process.
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The RAWtation collection is formed by inserting the tree material into plastic formers before beginning the rotational moulding process.
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During the process, plastic is placed in a mould, heated, rotated and then allowed to cool, with the plastic curing around the organic material to form a strong fixing.
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All photographs are by Oded Antman.
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Here's some more from the designer:
Rawtation
The aim of my project is to discover the fusion between the organic and the industrial.
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As I was learning the industrial process of plastic rotational molding I discovered the potential for combining raw organic elements in the process.
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I tried creating a method where the meeting point between the organic and the synthetic is made by the rotational molding process without the need for cold joints or complex adjustments.
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The manufacturing process uses pruned branches, trunks and foliage combined with plastic which creates the joints.
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I designed a number of molds in basic geometric shapes in which it is possible to insert trimmed foliage of various kinds.
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Each time I used a different branch, bark or plant, which each influence the shape of the final object and create a unique and personal object.
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The polyethylene and the raw organic elements are inserted to the metal mold, which is then heated and cooled while rotating.
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The plastic forms along the inner side of the mold and firmly fastens together the organic elements, especially while cooling and shrinking.
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From the manufacturing process a new aesthetic language is created out of basic shapes and raw material.
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The result is a set of tables and stools.
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