French designer and ceramist, Alan Louis creates a bold universe of objects and furniture with character. Attracted by duality, he combines minimalist forms with the extravagance of spikes.
Like the living sculptures he shapes, the contours and curves of Alan Louis's objects evoke stories. It's through this artisanal work of assembly, modelling, sculpture and the various firings that the object is revealed. From furniture - benches, tables, pedestal tables, consoles... - to design objects - lamps, vases and candlesticks... - chamotte sandstone meets wood in the new 2024 collection of Alan Louis.
"With clay, everything is both possible and uncertain... When we plunge our hands into it, thoughts flow from your mind, creating images and shapes that slip through the fingers and infiltrate the material. Ideas materialise live. It's magical. But during the firing in the kiln, it sometimes explodes, then comes the disappointment, and we want to stop everything. We tell ourselves that the clay doesn't want us. We persevere and then it works. Over time, we tame it. It’s a material in motion until the object is fired and cooled. One day everything will line up perfectly and the next one nothing will work. With ceramics, we love each other and we hate each other. It's that elusiveness that i like."
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