2014 COLLECTION - TH Manufacture

2014 COLLECTION
Fro m th e bustl i ng streets of Istanbul
to th e lu s h Fl em i sh countrysi de.
Th e su n - drenched Yemeni soi l , the
an cie n t fo rests of Burgundy and the
qu a rri es of Li m ousi n.
T hes e locati on s are more t h an
jus t point s on a map – t h ey reveal
t he c rea ti ve or i gi ns of ou r ver y
f i r s t col l ecti on.
ORIGINS
L oc a l
Th e pie ce s in th e TH M anufacture col l ecti on com e from
place s w ith rich tradi ti ons of creati vi ty, brought to l i fe
th ro u gh de sign an d craftsm anshi p.
O u r pro du cts are manufactured where they are
co n ce ive d – de ve lo ped i n tandem by the desi gner and
th e craftsman .
Th is pro ce ss lin k s creati on and producti on, di sti l l i ng
th e u n iqu e qu alitie s of peopl e and pl aces, thei r cul ture
an d h o w th e y se e th e worl d, i nto tangi bl e obj ects.
Made by hand
Th e o rigin al me an in g of manufacture i s ‘m ade by
h an d’; o u r co mpan y is constructed around a phi l osophy
o f de sign e r craftsmanshi p.
Man u factu rin g is w h ere i nnovati on m eets practi ce.
To ge th e r, th e de sign er and arti san transform an i dea
in to an o bje ct. O u r desi gners and arti sans work wi th
traditio n al mate rials and techni ques, rei nterpreti ng
th e m in a co n te mpo rary context.
Human
O u r o bje cts carry th e stori es of the peopl e who
co n ce ive d an d made them. Our products bui l d
re latio n sh ips be tw e e n peopl e and thei r envi ronm ents.
We ch o o se to w o rk at thi s personal , rather than
mass- pro du ce d, scale, because we want to foster a
re spo n sible so cie ty. A soci ety where peopl e understand
w h e re th in gs co me from and what they mean.
W h e re artisan s are c onnected to the worl d through
co mmu n icatio n an d modern technol ogy.
P ro d u cts
YVE
Maarte n B aptist
Wh at’s in a n ame ? Desi gner M aarten Bapti st has
calle d h is h an d mirror Yve, the femi ni ne obj ect pl ays
w ith th e se n se o f identi ty and the i denti fi cati on of our
se n se s. Th e mirro r’s s cul ptural form i s a departure from
th e traditio n al flat shape – Yve refl ects wi th her enti re
bo dy, th e silve r glass em i tti ng a soft, si ngul ar gl ow.
Th e base , in o ak o r wal nut, i s a sol i d bl ock, supporti ng
th e ligh t w ith in .
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H a n d - blow n s il v e r g la s s , oa k o r wal n u t wood ba s e .
H 2 9 0 mm + L 1 7 0 mm
M AA R T E N BA P T I S T
Born i n 197 6, M aarten
Bapti st i s the founder of
the col l ecti ve "J oi ne Offi ce
for Desi gn" i n Ei ndhoven.
H i s creati ons are
desi gned for everyday
use. Wi th thei r smal l
and unexpected detai l s,
M aarten’s desi gns are
di sti ncti ve and el egant.
M aarten says : "I try to
retai n my capaci ty to be
astoni shed by everythi ng
that surrounds me and to
pass thi s onto m y obj ects."
Inspi red by techni cal
chal l enges ( an i dea
al so cheri shed by TH
M anufacture) M aarten
enj oys col l aborati ng,
dem onstrated by the name
of hi s studi o – J OINE .
Craftsme n , te ch n icia ns and manufacturers are sel ected
fo r th e ir capacity to push the techni cal boundari es
o f th e ir sk ills ; u n de rstandi ng producti on constrai nts
be co me s th e so u rce of creati vi ty : "I am a desi gner,
n o t a stylist" Maarte n often qui ps.
Maarte n gradu ate d f rom Ei ndhoven Desi gn A cadem y i n
2002 an d h is w o rk h as been publ i shed i n Wal l paper* ,
Fo rbe s an d th e Ne w York Ti mes. H i s sofa "Si ngl e"
re ce ive d th e 201 0 Re d Dot Award.
ERIC’S BOT TLES
E ri c Hi b e l o t
Th e ro u n d e d , g e n e ro u s f o rms o f t h e s e ve s s e l s h a ve a
s l i g h t l y h u ma n c h a ra c t e r. Th e y we re i n s p i re d b y mil k
b o t t l e s f ro m t h e d e s i g n e r’ s c h i l d h o o d , wh i c h a p p e a r e d
a l mo s t a n i ma t e , c a p t u ri n g h i s i ma g i n a t i o n f ro m a y ou n g
a g e . Th e c e ra mi c ma t e ri a l o f t h e b o t t l e s h e l p s c o n j u r e
u p t h e p l a y f u l mo o d , wh i l e l e a vi n g y o u t h e f re e d o m t o
c re a t e y o u r o wn s t o ry !
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L imo g e S p o r c e lai n , H 1 5 5 mm o r H 2 2 0 mm
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ERIC HIBELOT
Eri c H i bel ot i s fi rst and
forem ost a cerami st. H i s
preferred m ateri al , hi s
favouri te shapes, and hi s
col our pal ette are si m pl e
and consi stent: he works
wi th whi te porcel ai n,
focusi ng on round form s
that fi l l the hand, bui l di ng
each pi ece wi th pl ates
as smal l as possi bl e. H e
l i kes strong pri m ary col ors,
especi al l y yel l ow, and he
enj oys experi m enti ng wi th
contrasti ng surface effects
– matte to glo ssy, w i th scored l i nes drawn from the
w o rld o f textile s.
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DA N C I N G HA N D L E S
Je an n e B o n n e fo y- Me rcuri al i
D an cin g Han dle s h as Pal esti ni an roots – thi s i s where
Je an n e B o n n e fo y- Me rcuri al i began experi menti ng
w ith th e an tiqu e w ater pots nati ve to the regi on. In
th is re in te rpre tatio n the handl es are no l onger j ust
practical bu t be co me the focus of the pi ece, danci ng
aro u n d it.
D an cin g Han dle s is b oth a scul ptural and functi onal
o bje ct – th e e le gan t suffi ci ency of thi s product refl ects
th e de sign e r’s min ima l i st approach. The pi ece i s fi rm l y
an ch o re d in th e te rrit ory and tradi ti on of both Pal esti ne
an d L imo ge s po rce lain, brought together by desi gn.
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L imo g e S p o r c e lai n , H 1 6 5 mm o r H 2 0 0 mm
JEANNE BONNEFOY-MERCURIALI
J eanne BonnefoyM ercuri al i , born i n 1980,
i s a scul ptor-cerami st.
For several years she has
travel l ed between her
French studi o i n Eureet-Loi re and the M i ddl e
East. A fter worki ng i n
moul age i n France, she
l i ved i n Yem en for over
a year l earni ng the
tradi ti onal techni ques
of the Sanaa potters.
H er favouri te techni que
i s now cl ay coi l i ng, and
her work has l ong been
i nfl uenced by the A rab
w o rld. It w as in Pale sti ne where the i dea for her Danci ng
Han dle s se rie s w as bo rn – whi l e she was there J eanne
w o rke d re sto rin g 1 ,000 year ol d j ars and pi eces from the
Q u mran arch e o lo gical di gs. She worked for two years i n
clo se co llabo ratio n w ith the potters from H ebron.
Afte r re tu rn in g to Fran ce, her col l aborati on wi th TH
Man u factu re h as co n tinued thi s traj ectory, creati ng
pie ce s w ith th at e mbo d y the energy and ri gour of her
pro fe ssio n al expe rtise .
M I X A N D M AT C H
Le s l i e Da vi d
At a f l e a ma rke t o n e d a y, Le s l i e s t u mb l e d u p o n a
b e g u i l i n g s e t o f p l a t e s d e c o ra t e d wi t h t h e l i n e s o f a
s c h o o l n o t e b o o k . A d i n n e r p a rt y f a vo u ri t e , t h e s e t w a s
f a i t h f u l l y u s e d u n t i l o n e b y o n e , t h e y b ro ke . To d a y t h e r e
i s o n l y o n e b a d l y c ra c ke d p l a t e l e f t .
As a n o d e t o h e r b e l o ve d d i n n e r s e t , Le s l i e d e s i g n ed
s i x n e w p l a t e s f e a t u ri n g t h e s a me f i n e l i n e s o f t h e
s c h o o l n o t e b o o k – b u t t h i s t i me a l i t t l e b i t wa rp e d.
On e a c h b l a n k p a g e t h e l i n e s – b o l d y e t f ra g i l e –
i n t e rs e c t , c o mp l e t e a n d re s p o n d t o e a c h o t h e r.
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L imo g e s Po r c e lai n D e s s e r t p lat e s i n e x t r a whit e k aoli n ,
s il k s c r e e n p att e r n p r i n ti n g
L E S L I E DA V I D
Lesl i e Davi d al ways l oved
fashi on – as a chi l d she
was i n l ove wi th J eanPaul Gaul ti er – and today
fashi on l oves her. Noti ced
earl y on for her work at
Chanel , C ol ette, A PC ,
Weston and Ni ke, Lesl i e
i s an i ndependent arti sti c
di rector who hel ps brands
to comm uni cate and
devel op thei r vi sual worl d.
A fter graduati ng from
the Lyon Fi ne A rts School
and the Strasbourg
Decorati ve A rts school ,
she founded her own
studi o, col l aborati ng
wi th the fashi on and
m usi c i ndustry. She has
desi gned an al bum cover
for The Rupture and she
also cre ate d th e e n tire vi sual uni verse for M etronomy’s
last albu m.
Fo r L e slie ’s first co llaborati on wi th TH M anufacture,
sh e h as take n th e first step towards appl yi ng her
graph ic de sign to o bj ects. She i s al so responsi bl e for
TH Man u factu re ’s vis ual i denti ty.
AT T R A C T I V E M I R R O R
Umu t D e mire l
Umu t D e mire l is a yo ung i ndustri al desi gner,
passio n ate abo u t ma them ati cs and geometry. H i s
lo ve o f lo gic h as in formed hi s creati ve approach –
h e co n stan tly qu e stions the physi cal and mechani cal
pro pe rtie s o f th e materi al s that he uses. H i s fi rst
pro je ct fo r TH Man u facture, A ttracti ve, typi fi es thi s
mo du s o pe ran di – cleverl y hi dden m agnets reveal
a pre vio u sly co n ce aled, unexpected functi on i n thi s
mirro r.
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M a g n e t mi r r o r . O a k wood s e tti n g , ha n dmad e fi n i s h .
H 700 + L 500 ou H 500 + L 355
UMUT DEMIREL
Um ut Demi rel maj ored
i n i ndustri al desi gn
at M i mar Si nan fi ne
art school i n Istanbul .
H e col l aborated wi th
num erous i nternati onal
brands before foundi ng
hi s own studi o i n 2 012 .
H e recei ved the Red H ot
Desi gn Award i n both 2 011
and 2 012 , and he was al so
recogni zed at Frankfurt
A mbi ent Tal ents i n 2 010
and New York Wanted
Desi gn i n 2 013.
COLLECTION BLANCHE
Jules Julien
J u l e s J u l i e n h a s c re a t e d h i s ‘ Wh i t e C o l l e c t i o n ’
exc l u s i ve l y f o r TH Ma n u f a c t u re . E a c h d i n e r p l a t e i n
t h i s s e t o f f o u r i s d e c o ra t e d wi t h a ‘ wh i t e ’ d ra wi n g .
Th e d e s i g n s a re c o mp o s e d o f f o u r d i f f e re n t a n d
i n t ri g u i n g n a rra t i ve s f e a t u ri n g o n e o r mo re c h a ra c t e r s .
Th e d e l i c a t e wh i t e d ra wi n g s s u g g e s t t h e f ra g i l i t y of
p o rc e l a i n a n d a h u ma n t a c t i l i t y : t h e t wi s t o f a wri s t ,
t h e re f l e c t i o n o f a s a t i n b o w, t h e mu rmu r o f l i p s i n t o
a n e a r. E a c h p l a t e f o rms p a rt o f t h e p u z z l e – i s i t f ou r
d i f f e re n t s t o ri e s o r f o u r p a rt s o f t h e s a me s c e n e ?
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D i n e r p lat e s i n e x t r a whit e k aoli n 2 7 cm , s il k s c r e e n
p att e r n p r i n ti n g
JULES JULIEN
Born of the technol ogy
generati on – J ul es
J ul i en uses di gi tal tool s
to express hi msel f. H i s
graphi c styl e has an
al most photographi c
preci si on – fi nel y chi sel l ed
textures render hi s
drawi ngs somehow both
cl i ni cal l y accurate and
vi sceral .
A fter studyi ng appl i ed
arts, he worked as an
A rti sti c Di rector, creati ng
i l l ustrati ons for maj or
compani es such as A di das,
Carti er, C artoon Network,
Di esel and the l i ke. A n
expl orer, J ul es’ j ourney
h as fo llo w e d mu ltiple paths – hi s vi vi d i m agi nati on and
o pe n spirit h ave bro ught hi m to where he i s today. H i s
w o rk h as be e n sh o w n i n i ndi vi dual and col l ecti ve shows
in Japan , Fran ce , Sw i tzerl and and Germ any.
I ntervie w w it h
J e a n - B a ptiste C e a u x
Yo u r b a c k gro u n d is not ex a ctl y t y p ic a l for t h e d esign in d u str y – h o w
d i d y o u en d u p h ere ?
Hah a ! I’m n o t su re if there i s a ‘norm al ’ route to
w o rk in g in de sign . I was fi rst i ntroduced to desi gn
w h ile stu dyin g in Mila n. A fter that I went to H ong Kong
to pu rsu e a care e r in banki ng, but I suspect the seeds
plan te d du rin g my time i n M i l an have l ed m e to where
I am to day !
W h at motiv ate d y o u to m a k e
t h a t s w itc h ?
I le ft my pre vio u s ro le i n banki ng i n 2 009. A t the ti me
I w as w o rk in g in L o n don and we had j ust com e through
th e Glo bal Fin an cial Cri si s, whi ch i s sti l l affecti ng
th e w o rld to day. It w a s then that I real i zed I was no
lo n ge r ‘in syn c’ w ith the fi nance sector. I started to
th in k abo u t w h at I w a nted to do i n the l ong-term,
an d de cide d I w an te d to work wi th somethi ng more
co n cre te . So me th in g where what I di d on a dai l y basi s
w o u ld h ave a po sitive i m pact on the future.
At t h e time , d i d y o u k no w t h a t t h is
w a s t h e role y o u w a nte d to pl a y ?
No t at all ! B u t I’m a com pl ete ‘producti on geek’ and
I k n e w th at my stre n gths l ay i n techni cal m anagem ent
– cu ratin g o bje cts and acti ng as the condui t between
de sign e rs, artisan s and the wi der publ i c.
Ru n n in g a de sign h o use l i ke TH M anufacture was the
be st w ay to co mbin e m y ski l l s and m y passi on.
W h at q u a lific a tions a n d tr a ining
a re a v a il a b le for t h a t c a reer p at h ?
Ab s o l u t e l y n o n e . I wa n t e d
t o a c q u i re a c e rt a i n l e vel
o f ‘ t e c h n i c a l l e g i t i ma c y ’ ,
s o I we n t b a c k t o s t u d y
f o r my CAP (C e rt i f i c a t e of
Pro f e s s i o n a l C o mp e t e n ce ) a s
a c e ra mi c i s t . Th e f i rs t t h i n g
I l e a rn t wa s t o s u b mi t t o t h e
c l a y : y o u c a n t ry t o t a me i t
o r ex p o s e i t b u t c e rt a i n l y
n e ve r f o rc e i t . I ’ m s t i l l n ot
a n a rt i s a n , b u t h a vi n g t he s e
q u a l i f i c a t i o n s me a n s t h a t
n o w, wh e n I t a l k wi t h a
g l a s s - b l o we r o r wo o d - t u rn e r, I h a ve s o me k n o wl e d g e of
t h e p ri n c i p l e s a n d we c a n h a ve a d i a l o g u e .
W h at a re y o u tr y ing to a c h ieve w it h
y o u r first collection ?
Du ri n g my t we l ve y e a rs a s a n ex p a t I b e c a me
ve ry a wa re o f t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f s o c i a l l i n k s a n d
a t t a c h me n t t o a re g i o n . I t ’ s s o me t h i n g t h a t i s
i mp o rt a n t i f we wa n t t o p ro t e c t o u r u n i q u e h e ri t a g e i n
a n a g e o f g l o b a l i s a t i o n a n d t h e i n t e rn e t .
Th e a p p ro a c h o f TH Ma n u f a c t u re i s t o s p e a k a b o u t
t h e p e o p l e b e h i n d o u r p ro d u c t s , t h e i r s t o ri e s , a n d h ow
t h e y s e e t h e wo rl d . Yo u c a n b e a n a rt i s a n , wo rk i n g
wi t h a t ra d i t i o n a l c ra f t , a n d b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e
wo rl d vi a y o u r t a b l e t . Th e p e o p l e t h a t we wo rk wi t h
a re a c u t e l y c o n s c i o u s o f t h e ro l e t h e y p l a y : ke e p i ng
t h e s e t e c h n i q u e s a l i ve , wh i l e re i n ve n t i n g t h e m t h ro u g h
i n n o va t i o n .
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