Mikkel Nielsen

Architect and Designer‍

www.studiomikkelnielsen.com‍

@studiomikkelnielsen

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Collaborators: Anders Eske Hansen and Manuel Sjødahl

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Soft Structures no. 6

Silver-plated brass. 3D-printed, cast, and subsequently soldered together. 2023.

Exhibitor’s text‍

The artwork consists of an outer shell of 12 leaves, digitally designed and 3D-printed in resin. Subsequently, the leaves are cast in brass, soldered together, silver-plated, and complemented with an inner silver shell, created in collaboration with Manuel Sjødahl. The bowl's curved, organic forms reflect the brilliance of silver in a particularly ethereal manner, where form and material converge into a higher aesthetic unity. The work explores complexity as a design parameter and pushes the boundaries of what is possible to create, both digitally and physically.

Keywords

‍Bowl, silver, smooth, matte, light-breaking, unique design language, organic geometry, design, architecture, 3D printing, new production methods, sustainability, innovation, scaleless, digital, craftsmanship.