http://cargocollective.com Bradley Bowers Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:55:48 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://www.bradleylbowers.com/LI-LOW-TABLE http://www.bradleylbowers.com/following/bradleylbowers.com/LI-LOW-TABLE Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:55:48 +0000 Bradley Bowers 3891030 LI, by Studio PLZ DNT TCH, is a dining table designed to arouse curiosity. Its unconventional use of material invites you to discover and explore the structure, the process, and the dialogue among LI’s various components. It was made to represent the re-union of Nature and Man: the surface of the table is made from charred planks of wood (Nature), while the leg structure is made from Corian (Man). The use of the piece is dictated by its form and material composition, which allows for a new experience. <img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/Bench01_DBweb.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/Bench01_DBweb_o.jpg" data-mid="20309879" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/Bench02_DBweb.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/Bench02_DBweb_o.jpg" data-mid="20309882" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/burning1.jpg" width="670" height="554" width_o="1161" height_o="960" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/burning1_o.jpg" data-mid="20310090" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/burning2.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/burning2_o.jpg" data-mid="20310091" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/burning3.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3891030/burning3_o.jpg" data-mid="20310094" border="0" align="left"/> Created in collaboration with: Alejandro Figueredo and Matt Gray LI, by Studio PLZ DNT TCH, is a dining table designed to arouse curiosity. Its unconventional use of material invites you to discover and explore the structure, the... http://www.bradleylbowers.com/MONA http://www.bradleylbowers.com/following/bradleylbowers.com/MONA Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:19:50 +0000 Bradley Bowers 3116654 Mona was born out of subtlety. The goal was to design an eating vessel that would dramatically alter an experience, by using the simplest gesture. Mona achieves this through is proportions and is design language. It lifts the eating surface away from the tabletop, elevating food to a height it seldom experiences; the eating surface is a shallow cavity that allows Mona to hold quantities of liquid that visually seem impossible; Mona’s dimensions and features recall other eating vessels, which makes the vessel seem both familiar and foreign. With its simple gestures and uniform material language, Mona makes a bold statement about tradition, customs, and in-grained experiences. <img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116654/BradleyBowers_Mona_2.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="880" height_o="587" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116654/BradleyBowers_Mona_2_o.jpg" data-mid="16055421" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116654/Bowl02_DB.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="880" height_o="587" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116654/Bowl02_DB_o.jpg" data-mid="15953592" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen Mona was born out of subtlety. The goal was to design an eating vessel that would dramatically alter an experience, by using the simplest gesture. Mona achieves... http://www.bradleylbowers.com/LAGERFELD http://www.bradleylbowers.com/following/bradleylbowers.com/LAGERFELD Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:19:49 +0000 Bradley Bowers 3089218 I started with the following: How would a contemporary throne look? Who would it be made for and why? The result of my journey is the Lagerfeld Chair. A hybrid of ideas and influences, The Lagerfeld Chair embodies aspects of Karl Lagerfeld’s unique persona—his desire to remain aloof, fingerless gloves, an obsession with rings, etc.—and fuses them with the language of furniture and seating design. The chair is more symbol than object and more description than depiction. Though it was designed with a classical canon and makes use of familiar materials, the union of elements results in an undeniably contemporary piece: part persona, part object, part whimsy. <img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3089218/reerere_7.jpg" width="670" height="842" width_o="880" height_o="1107" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3089218/reerere_7_o.jpg" data-mid="20309289" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3089218/lag25sketches.jpg" width="670" height="842" width_o="880" height_o="1107" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3089218/lag25sketches_o.jpg" data-mid="20309471" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3089218/lagmocks2.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="880" height_o="588" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3089218/lagmocks2_o.jpg" data-mid="15994015" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3089218/cllagerfeld_chair_rendbg.jpg" width="670" height="841" width_o="1500" height_o="1883" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3089218/cllagerfeld_chair_rendbg_o.jpg" data-mid="20309358" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen I started with the following: How would a contemporary throne look? Who would it be made for and why? The result of my journey is the Lagerfeld Chair. A hybrid of... http://www.bradleylbowers.com/N-ECRIRE http://www.bradleylbowers.com/following/bradleylbowers.com/N-ECRIRE Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:19:48 +0000 Bradley Bowers 3130042 N'ECRIRE is a poet's writing desk. Designed to be used while standing. It makes brevity and gesture transform into an object. The desk came from a desire to make a complex object with the simplest of gestures, folding. N’ECRIRE is conceived by bending a sheet of aluminum—like paper—and then skinning the aluminum with leather. The piece becomes a poem made tangible. <img src="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/54.jpg" width="670" height="842" width_o="880" height_o="1107" src_o="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/54_o.jpg" data-mid="20309077" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/fianlly2.jpg" width="670" height="439" width_o="680" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/fianlly2_o.jpg" data-mid="16070079" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/desk_touch.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="880" height_o="587" src_o="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/desk_touch_o.jpg" data-mid="15994505" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/desk_wall.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="880" height_o="587" src_o="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/desk_wall_o.jpg" data-mid="15994506" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/meanddesk.jpg" width="670" height="522" width_o="880" height_o="686" src_o="http://payload41.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3130042/meanddesk_o.jpg" data-mid="15994508" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen N'ECRIRE is a poet's writing desk. Designed to be used while standing. It makes brevity and gesture transform into an object. The desk came from a desire to make... http://www.bradleylbowers.com/LUNA-1 http://www.bradleylbowers.com/following/bradleylbowers.com/LUNA-1 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:02:39 +0000 Bradley Bowers 3890622 Created as a contemporary fruit-bowl , LUNA is a series of vessels that present and uplift. Though they are sculptural and gestural forms each vessel allows for its contents to be the true objects of desire. Each vessel has two sides: one side being ideal for larger fruits and vegetables, while the opposing side is suited for smaller items. With their delicate construction and reflective finishes their presence dissolves when inhabited—in the same way that the moon that passes through phases of radiance and subtlety, so too does LUNA. <img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890622/luna11.jpg" width="670" height="620" width_o="1133" height_o="1050" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890622/luna11_o.jpg" data-mid="20307456" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890622/luna10.jpg" width="670" height="501" width_o="1404" height_o="1050" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890622/luna10_o.jpg" data-mid="20307490" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890622/luna8.jpg" width="670" height="767" width_o="917" height_o="1050" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890622/luna8_o.jpg" data-mid="20307484" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen Created as a contemporary fruit-bowl , LUNA is a series of vessels that present and uplift. Though they are sculptural and gestural forms each vessel allows for its... http://www.bradleylbowers.com/MR-BOWERS http://www.bradleylbowers.com/following/bradleylbowers.com/MR-BOWERS Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:04:39 +0000 Bradley Bowers 3890331 The contemporary gentleman needs a contemporary tie. GEPETTO is a symol of contemporary style and expression. My goal was to make material and application create a new mode of expression. This tie has led to the production of an entire line of accessories known simply as, MR. BOWERS. <img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890331/mrbbb.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890331/mrbbb_o.jpg" data-mid="20305983" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890331/mrbbbbbody.jpg" width="670" height="500" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" src_o="http://payload79.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3890331/mrbbbbbody_o.jpg" data-mid="20306060" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen More to come… The contemporary gentleman needs a contemporary tie. GEPETTO is a symol of contemporary style and expression. My goal was to make material and application create a... http://www.bradleylbowers.com/SHELL http://www.bradleylbowers.com/following/bradleylbowers.com/SHELL Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:17:14 +0000 Bradley Bowers 3116479 As our cultures and societies change, so must the objects we live with. A contemporary interpretation of reclining; Shell serves a new function: a vessel for meditation. Shell is a sleeping unit which brings about balance, literally and figuratively. Though it is a simple form, it is a considered form. I did not want a sense security to be the dominant emotion felt while laying in it, so the walls of Shell hold but do not envelop the occupant. Even the curve of the piece’s body reminisces that of the most familiar of shells, a mothers cradled arms. The gentle form allows for the user to embrace the concepts of balance and equilibrium through practice. Floating upon Shell you drift into deep mediation. <img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116479/tumblr_m354noLAK21ro1o54o1_1280_3.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1280" height_o="853" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116479/tumblr_m354noLAK21ro1o54o1_1280_3_o.jpg" data-mid="20308803" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116479/Detail_Lounge01_DBdetail2.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="880" height_o="587" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116479/Detail_Lounge01_DBdetail2_o.jpg" data-mid="16023621" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116479/inshell2.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116479/inshell2_o.jpg" data-mid="20308710" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116479/inshell.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3116479/inshell_o.jpg" data-mid="20308706" border="0" align="left"/> Fullscreen As our cultures and societies change, so must the objects we live with. A contemporary interpretation of reclining; Shell serves a new function: a vessel for... http://www.bradleylbowers.com/OM http://www.bradleylbowers.com/following/bradleylbowers.com/OM Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:17:13 +0000 Bradley Bowers 3084630 Om is a paper flower vase that restores value to an often under-appreciated material. It adds a sense of expression through form, while staying interestingly ephemeral and fragile. The concept of planned permanence bothers me. I believe nothing should be made to last for eternity. Death is natural, and not fearsome. We all must make decisions; with Om I want people to be more conscious of the lifespan of things—and conversely the death of things. Available in limited production <img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/BradleyBowers_Om2yes.jpg" width="670" height="1005" width_o="880" height_o="1320" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/BradleyBowers_Om2yes_o.jpg" data-mid="20308265" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/lrg_omdet.jpg" width="670" height="507" width_o="880" height_o="666" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/lrg_omdet_o.jpg" data-mid="16055227" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/drying2.jpg" width="670" height="496" width_o="880" height_o="652" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/drying2_o.jpg" data-mid="15952714" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/drying.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="880" height_o="660" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/drying_o.jpg" data-mid="15952713" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/BradleyBowers01_DB.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="880" height_o="587" src_o="http://payload39.cargocollective.com/1/6/221098/3084630/BradleyBowers01_DB_o.jpg" data-mid="15952787" border="0" align="left"/> Om is a paper flower vase that restores value to an often under-appreciated material. It adds a sense of expression through form, while staying interestingly...