Fragment.Objects
Wooden vases waterproofed with beeswax
Fragment.Objects creates handcrafted wooden vases waterproofed with an inner layer of natural beeswax and finished with linseed oil. The vases are designed and made for users who value durable objects and responsible materials. All pieces use industrial wood offcuts from sawmills and carpentry workshops, such as trunk sections and small leftovers normally discarded or burned due to fiber structure or size. By rethinking the axe as a design tool, unusable wood is split and reassembled into functional objects. Each vase becomes a unique fragment biodegradable, and free from synthetic coatings.
Company/Institution
Freie Universität Bozen
Die 1997 gegründete Freie Universität Bozen ist eine international ausgerichtete, mehrsprachige Universität (Deutsch, Italienisch, Englisch und Ladinisch).
Die fünf Fakultäten mit einem hohen Anteil von Lehrenden (30%) und Studierenden (11%) aus dem Ausland beschäftigen sich mit wirtschaftlichen, naturwissenschaftlich-technischen, informationstechnischen, pädagogischen, ästhetischen und sozialen Grundfragen der Gesellschaft. Etwa 4100 Studierende studieren in mehr als 40 Studienprogrammen und Lehrgängen.
Country
Italy
Website
Designer(s)
Barbara Koniecka & Maximilian Stahl
Barbara Koniecka studied Special Education at the Academy of Special Education in Warsaw and later Product Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she developed an interest in experimental processes using traditional materials. Maximilian Stahl studied Product Design at the University of Design in Schwäbisch Gmünd and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, focusing on woodworking and furniture design. They both completed a Master’s degree in Eco-Social Design in Bolzano, Italy, exploring sustainable and socially responsible design to deepen their practice.