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Sneak peek: Students push natural materials to their limit (+pics)

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Firewood: Pendant Lights by Shaun Van Riel. Materials: Pohutukawa.

Firewood: Pendant Lights by Shaun Van Riel. Materials: Pohutukawa.

Take natural materials and push them to their limits. Ignore their traditional uses and give them an artisan, bespoke treatment. Use your hands to create something with artistic visual appeal.

This was the brief that inspired AUT product design students in a new exhibition opening today.

Designer Rebecca Dowie from local high-end store, Douglas and Bec, mentored the students as their design concepts came in to fruition over the last seven weeks.

"I encouraged the designers to push their concepts and their materials further and further," Dowie said.

"Good design is not about complacency or competency. It is about going against the grain, pushing a concept beyond the bounds of reality. The beautiful and deceptively simple pieces in this exhibition are the result of imagination, experimentation and determination."

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Check out the designs in the gallery below:

Suspend: Coat Rack by Amanda Kay Walker. Materials: American ash, braided cotton cord.
Tetra: Herb Planter by Andrew Bias. Materials: Fijian kauri, LED lights, acrylic.
Reflect: Play on a Mirror by Antonio Wan. Materials: Cypress macrocapra, 5mm glass mirror.
Mujo: Candelabra by Audi Siregar. Materials: Pewter, brass and kwila timber.
Temporal: Timer by Charlotte Dickson. Materials: NZ macrocarpa, copper rod.
Concept No.1: Chair by Daniel Smith. Materials: 7mm radiata pine plywood, 8mm mild steel, M5x0.8 Allen key screws.
Talking Stick Periscope by Helen Cunningham. Materials: Aluminium and jarrah finished with almond oil.
Lamp by James Cardow. Materials: American ash, copper, Kevlar curly cord.
tre3: a set of jars by Joshua Lee. Materials: Glazed ceramic, American ash.
Tessellate Light by Kathryn Hayward. Materials: Fijian kauri.
Harmony: Mirror by Levi Crookes Heywood. Materials: High quality 5mm glass, NZ natural pine, spun copper, polymer cord.
Clamp: Light by Matthijs Blok. Materials: Steel, recycled rimu.
Nessl: Nesting Jars by Meliza Deocales. Materials: Ceramic, hardwood.
Lamp and Shade by Nicole Marshall. Materials: NZ cherry beech, ceramic.
Block3: Nightlight by Samuel Blok. Materials: Brass, macrocarpa.
Firewood: Pendant Lights by Shaun Van Riel. Materials: Pohutukawa.
Bedside Lighthouse by Tinghui Su. Materials: Cork, tawa.
Diffract Light by Will Bamber. Materials: Rimu, acrylic, fibre braided cord, LED light.

Image 1 of 18: Suspend: Coat Rack by Amanda Kay Walker. Materials: American ash, braided cotton cord.

* Check out the Material Matter exhibition at the BLOC design store from July 18 to August 3.

- www.nzherald.co.nz

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