Anton Alvarez: Thread Wrapping Machine - Hardcover

Anton Alvarez

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9187543524 ISBN 13: 9789187543524

Publisher: Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Swedish-Chilean designer Anton Alvarez has developed a machine that spins
thousands of meters of brightly colored thread around pieces of wood and
metal to join them, producing solid benches, stools, lamps and monumental
sculptures without traditional joints of any kind. A well illustrated publication
on the Stockholm-based designer, featuring hundreds of photographs, traces
the process and evolution of his thread-wrapping technique. Alvarez's work, a
mixture of his native Chilean roots and the minimal lines of European design,
focuses on the systems and the creation of tools that enable the construction
of these fascinating pieces. Recognized and exhibited internationally, Alvarez
has shown at MUDAC, Switzerland, the Design Museum and Victoria & Albert
Museum, London. Through photos, interviews and essays, this unique construction
method unfolds. Essay by UglyCute founder Andreas Nobel and foreword by
legendary British artist and curator Richard Wentworth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9187543524
• ISBN 13: 9789187543524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204
• Editor: Julie Cirelli