The work The Seedling presents another step in the development of Max Jungblut into an autonomous practice with figurative forms. This time represented by a seed, nature is not only used as a subject, but also plays a leading role in the design and work process, in which the artist aims to rework industrialised wood…
The objects plays with the balance between hiding and revealing by placing the tile laths on the outside of the object in a play of lines that became gradually visible in the production process, both for the designer and the audience. By presenting the object in the public space, the spectator is invited to reflect…
THE AMBIANCE OF CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT RADIATES FROM THE WORKS IS HARDLY UNDERSTATED; APPROXIMATELY 850 HOURS OF WORK WERE NEEDED IN ORDER TO BUILT THE ENTRANCE, OF WHICH 300 WERE SPEND SOLELY ON FINISHING OFF THE TABLE WITH CANDLE WAX, ENSURING A SMOOTH AESTHETIC QUALITY. Within the process of creation, only natural materials were used. The…
For years, the design practice of Max Jungblut has been characterised and described as an investigation into the materiality and aesthetics of nature, and the way nature is used by craftsmen, artists and designers to form and shape the built environment around us. More than ten years into the productive profession of the designer, one…
The work titled Reconciliation presents a new development in the long line of woodworks Jungblut has produced between 2011 and 2015, which can be typified as an exploration of the boundaries between the practical functions of furniture, and the pure aesthetic forms of the autonomous art object. With this newest piece, the designer clearly embarks…
