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Posted by Lisa Smith | 13 Apr 2011
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This year Belgium-based Designart dealer Victor Hunt shows Maarten De Ceulaer's Balloon Bowls, made from synthetic plaster and pigmented with food dye. To make these, Maarten pours colored plaster into one balloon, puts another one in and blows it up; the bowl cures in the space in between. Next, he chips away the fragile edges, coats it with two layers of polyester and two layers of food safe coating, and it's ready to go, as documented in Victor Hunt's video above. As Maarten explained last night, the wide range of color is due to the unexpected way the pigments mix, sometimes stratifying and sometimes marbling.
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Agreed: design can be about process. To take it a step further: rewarding design IS about process. It is the process of designing that connects us to the objects we create. By being physically involved as well as conceptually involved, we bring our full selves into the creating. In this state of vulnerability we are better positioned to learn from the medium. The compulsion of curiosity manifested by Maarten in this project is inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
These bowls are breathtaking. Thank you for making something so beautiful.