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With a forward-thinking aesthetic and 50 hours of hard-work,
breathtaking metal flowers were manually sculpted and applied
in the brass sculpture of the original Erosion stool, from Boca
do Lobo collection. This new narrative of subtle glamour told
by Mr. Abreu, a goldsmith with more than 40 years mastering
metal work, which has created objets d’art that straddle the
line between the fine and decorative arts.
Driven to enhance the rich legacy of Arts & Crafts, In Bloom
is inspired by natural elements which re-edit the ancestral
technique of chiselling in a present-day design objet. This
technique allows the sculpture of decorative and bucolic motifs
of extreme finesse in a metal sheet. Using a chisel, drawings are
marked in the metal sheet to form volumes, reliefs, and textures.
By creating artful aspects to functional objects, Mr. Abreu
aims “to enrich life by adding art into the everyday”. “It’s an
ongoing process. All the intricate details I added, such as
the prominent seeds, were conceived for my pleasure, I love
alluring detailed challenges, to work with precision and care
with my hands”. One of the biggest challenges was actually to
adapt the flat brass sheet into the curved shape of the artstool.
The warm gold hue urges and the cold metal is transformed by
tenderness as floral poem.
“I want people could actually see what it was in my imagination:
flowers in bloom as beautiful as dramatic enough to lasts
forever like a jewel”. The clever use of metal draw attention to
the beauty of the material and brought with it somewhat of
a daring attitude to design. A certain lack of pretension lies
within this functional design and emphasizes a solid feeling
along with a playful character.
In Bloom is a collectible artwork that makes a tribute to the finest
Craftsmanship and to its master artisans led by the passion of
crafting, in a continuous search for excellence. From apprentices
to the master artisans, the pursuit of exquisite handcrafted work
stands for pure dedication, meticulously daily effort and years of
growing experience, by trial and error, and repeating.
This one-of-a-kind item was conceived by the Culture for
Arts & Crafts, a project supported by Covet Foundation where
artisans, plastic artists, and designers keep alive the spirit of
experimentation, by challenging manufacturing skills of finest
Craftsmanship to create the most beautiful soulful pieces.
