SK I (2014)

sculpture sk1

wall sculpture sk1

Our passion for awakened thoughts, the joy of research and the fascination for the essence of matter are the driving force behind the emergence of our objects. The spirit of Strala is that of a seeker who is constantly challenged to get closer to the cause of the substance and to understand what is hidden behind the curtain. Strala pursues the scent of an intriguing idea, not to kill her, but to breathe life into her.
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Where different worlds collide, the frictional forces that we create through our object art & amp; Furniture materialize. Because precisely there, the thought is no longer black or white – it is completely sk1 free of values. For a fraction of a moment, there is that immediacy which contains neither knowledge nor meaning, and is therefore more sensuous than anything else in the world.

In recent years, Strala has created a unique collection of art objects that is independent of short-lived trends and constraining norms. Strala’s objects are acknowledged and appreciated as timeless, precise and attractive works of art and use. This is Strala’s DNA.

scupture by tom strala

Was born in 1974 in Zurich. He finished his studies of architecture at the ETH in 2001 with distinction. Since 2002 Tom Stala has his own studio and soon afterwards his own exhibition space in the Zürcher Seefeld.
Afterwards, exhibitions were held in prestigious museums, galleries, universities and juridical mandates as well as lectures at the ETH in Zurich, or at the CCA (California College of the Arts) in San Francisco. Strala realized projects for star architects such as Zaha Hadid, Sir Norman Foster, Mario Botta, David Chipperfield and Duke de Meuron, winning the best furniture among other honors such as “Europes Luminaire of the Year” and “AD Choice”.
In the meantime, Strala is regarded as a pioneer of design, which sk1 questions established values and generates new ones.

wall sculpture
sculpture in marmor

 

story
Strala was founded in 2001 by Tom Strala. The first luminaire series was developed during four years of passionate research. Since 2008, Strala has been organized as a stock company and is continuously intensifying the local and international activities within the arts and architecture. In the meantime, Strala is sk1 regarded as a pioneer of design, which questions established values and generates new ones.

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SK 1 2014

Sculpture

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Carrara marble

h x w x l = 40 x 30,4 x 57,9 cm

strala Switzerland

wandskulptur

SK 1 2014

Sculpture

Limited Edition: 1

Carrara marble

h x w x l = 40 x 30,4 x 57,9 cm

Emergence of character
All faces and edges of a cube have the same length. If we divide the cube – no matter how – one surface will always be larger than the other. An imbalance arises. The word “equal” is replaced by words like “narrow”, “wide” or “funnel-shaped”. For example, if we are in a “narrow” space, we feel cramped. Thus, the created bodies do not only get a character in their geometry, no, they also receive this in our words and emotions. The sculpture SK1 is created from a 2.5 cm thick Carrara marble. The shape is that of a cube cut twice. Once through the wall and once through an axis that divides two opposite faces of the cube in the same ratio. This creates two funnel spaces that together build a dialectic. The dialectic
between the “clear space” and a “framed shadow”.