Stone+Steel

Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents Stone & Steel, a new collection of 10 works by South-Korean artist Wonmin Park, as part of London Design Festival. The collection presents a continuation from his previous series Plain Cuts, but whereas Plain Cuts used thin aluminium sheets to explore sleek cut geometries, Stone & Steel is shaped by the artist’s use of volcanic rock and industrial sheets of steel.

The volcanic rocks that form the bases of the tables in Stone & Steel are mined in Japan, and when cut open reveal dark, iron-rich interiors in contrast to their ochre, brown shells. This rust- like characteristic is the result of air and moisture penetrating deep fissures in the Earth’s crust and oxidising the iron content of the stones, giving each rock a natural patina.