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Turning Coal Into Marble


 

London-based artist and designer Jesper Eriksson designed a new furniture collection from the subject of the process of making coal into marble. The collection, which proposes to use a finite fossil fuel as a production material, includes tables, chairs, stools, a console and a dining table.



The designer takes coal from Wales as anthracite. Anthracite, which contains approximately 90% carbon, has a harder structure compared to other coal types and provides easier working on it. Eriksson designs different furniture, creating a smooth surface according to the function of the material with a diamond-edged blade. The collection is currently on display at The Mint, a design gallery in South Kensington, London.




The designer explains that he made his decision to work with coal in the 19th and 20th centuries due to the disappearance of a ubiquitous material from society's memory. Using coal to create furniture, Erikkson aims to create a narrative of the current historical, socio-economic or cultural contexts of the material.

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