https://thusthat.com Studio ThusThat Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:17:03 +0000 https://thusthat.com en https://thusthat.com/HOME Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:16:23 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/HOME Studio ThusThat designs and makes with uncommon materials. https://thusthat.com/Work Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:16:24 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/Work WORK ︎One-Side-Sawn <img width="6115" height="4077" width_o="6115" height_o="4077" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a46abe1ea1aefec8afa434e6d9ff4c596762f182672aa4b3f7f496927d8f9b4/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-.jpg" data-mid="225930090" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a46abe1ea1aefec8afa434e6d9ff4c596762f182672aa4b3f7f496927d8f9b4/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-.jpg" /> ︎Red Mud <img width="8688" height="5792" width_o="8688" height_o="5792" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/434290ba2eda61c7842501ab376438dda4d5ac76941a2d39e3a5181fa82a591e/RedMudCeramics001.jpg" data-mid="225930084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/434290ba2eda61c7842501ab376438dda4d5ac76941a2d39e3a5181fa82a591e/RedMudCeramics001.jpg" /> ︎After Fire <img width="5687" height="3791" width_o="5687" height_o="3791" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8eb154f12568d821d161d04d89996eb7e14f4eacc33cfd3d3983eb65d2929d4/DSC07393.jpg" data-mid="225930094" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8eb154f12568d821d161d04d89996eb7e14f4eacc33cfd3d3983eb65d2929d4/DSC07393.jpg" /> ︎This is Copper <img width="3462" height="2308" width_o="3462" height_o="2308" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e39dba31ce70d70ff359e5017ed56b0ec4fd16708f966c02102da1ede83db01/HandformSlagSeries_-00283.jpg" data-mid="225930089" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e39dba31ce70d70ff359e5017ed56b0ec4fd16708f966c02102da1ede83db01/HandformSlagSeries_-00283.jpg" /> ︎925 <img width="5718" height="3812" width_o="5718" height_o="3812" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/694db549f81ff1c8eb431610da69cff12e770ab850686597afa5b5783d64f90c/DSC00717.jpg" data-mid="225930095" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/694db549f81ff1c8eb431610da69cff12e770ab850686597afa5b5783d64f90c/DSC00717.jpg" /> https://thusthat.com/Red-Mud Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:16:25 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/Red-Mud RED MUD <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2df7d98b7bae3927aa3888e028e48e8e7d82b0bd881d899a6304ee584f600259/Worsley-AUZ-abstract.jpg" data-mid="225930151" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2df7d98b7bae3927aa3888e028e48e8e7d82b0bd881d899a6304ee584f600259/Worsley-AUZ-abstract.jpg" /> Bauxite Residue, a.k.a. Red Mud, is a byproduct residue of the alumina industry. More than 2.5 parts of red mud are produced for every part of aluminum. This means that over 150 million tonnes are produced each year, and left unused in giant pits.&nbsp; This project explores the use of bauxite residue as a ceramic material, reimagines red mud as a resource rather than waste. Through a combination of scientific research and traditional craft techniques, a range of ceramic vessels was developed. The material’s high oxide content was also used to create a number of glazes. The work challenges perceptions of industrial byproducts, highlighting their untapped possibilities and potential beauty. <img width="5431" height="3621" width_o="5431" height_o="3621" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/afc4d892e2f435368b2344da380438e62a2a8ed5c06ade1762d453de5908f97c/Set_layout.jpg" data-mid="225930165" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/afc4d892e2f435368b2344da380438e62a2a8ed5c06ade1762d453de5908f97c/Set_layout.jpg" /> <img width="8078" height="5792" width_o="8078" height_o="5792" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16a481c98837dfe81c55f5f37ac33e15538f9000d280f0e029d30580660033ca/Tiles.jpg" data-mid="225930121" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/16a481c98837dfe81c55f5f37ac33e15538f9000d280f0e029d30580660033ca/Tiles.jpg" /> <img width="8471" height="5647" width_o="8471" height_o="5647" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26894e0eef6d5bfb7d8728d9440fbc14bc711a24b5f599ff55c3a1390942fd29/AluminiumRatio.jpg" data-mid="225930167" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26894e0eef6d5bfb7d8728d9440fbc14bc711a24b5f599ff55c3a1390942fd29/AluminiumRatio.jpg" /> <img width="8688" height="5792" width_o="8688" height_o="5792" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2cf04bf04d68a1fbee77a98041282cc8a90a73f47c134fda0bca09bfdfece96/CloseUpGroup.jpg" data-mid="225955968" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2cf04bf04d68a1fbee77a98041282cc8a90a73f47c134fda0bca09bfdfece96/CloseUpGroup.jpg" /> <img width="2876" height="1917" width_o="2876" height_o="1917" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b971d4970670216cd9394a3c551c5970cdf8377babf43d1a5e6b6ce7d133591f/RedMud_Glaze.jpg" data-mid="225930170" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b971d4970670216cd9394a3c551c5970cdf8377babf43d1a5e6b6ce7d133591f/RedMud_Glaze.jpg" /> <img width="4743" height="3162" width_o="4743" height_o="3162" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/760e560bda432748ca1310d1ba1af4f7b780928763e0021027937dde39159338/Glazed_set_rust.jpg" data-mid="225930168" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/760e560bda432748ca1310d1ba1af4f7b780928763e0021027937dde39159338/Glazed_set_rust.jpg" /> <img width="3527" height="2351" width_o="3527" height_o="2351" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46ecf280708c234b46ec296174112d3257be7df99d2d513281069b0148d1a623/RM_gallery1.jpg" data-mid="225930153" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46ecf280708c234b46ec296174112d3257be7df99d2d513281069b0148d1a623/RM_gallery1.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a876de9143016573f30f2a6ffd706fdfe4b11d205423214422b59d46c935ca7c/RM_Props.jpg" data-mid="225930155" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a876de9143016573f30f2a6ffd706fdfe4b11d205423214422b59d46c935ca7c/RM_Props.jpg" /> <img width="2061" height="2783" width_o="2061" height_o="2783" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5378ef9224152a3e0fa0582d40b8411c6f4a2caddf33c9b7c0d7bd3a92ded1ea/RedMud_FloorVases_72dpi-4-2.jpg" data-mid="225930152" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5378ef9224152a3e0fa0582d40b8411c6f4a2caddf33c9b7c0d7bd3a92ded1ea/RedMud_FloorVases_72dpi-4-2.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc559e7c2fea3d4ca6ac42c8afb6c9c831833d35078c37e76c7f4bc4335a98d8/3Metals_Vases_-1.jpg" data-mid="225930104" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc559e7c2fea3d4ca6ac42c8afb6c9c831833d35078c37e76c7f4bc4335a98d8/3Metals_Vases_-1.jpg" /> <img width="1984" height="2976" width_o="1984" height_o="2976" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fab6a1513228c6feed8007ac127145c2ee89b892734e2aeaeaa594f0581817aa/3Metals_Vases_-2.jpg" data-mid="225930105" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fab6a1513228c6feed8007ac127145c2ee89b892734e2aeaeaa594f0581817aa/3Metals_Vases_-2.jpg" /> <img width="2788" height="1826" width_o="2788" height_o="1826" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9baef2eb1b6aae92fb32a6b993e585c7bfc117f0990b626c172d07eafe2f3982/Screenshot-2021-01-20-at-13.46.49.png" data-mid="225930102" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9baef2eb1b6aae92fb32a6b993e585c7bfc117f0990b626c172d07eafe2f3982/Screenshot-2021-01-20-at-13.46.49.png" /> &gt; Contact for inquiries CONTEXT <img width="4677" height="3186" width_o="4677" height_o="3186" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a10cb4be54fa963932c716fe6e892b75eeb1662d23fa8d9064cf74070e23fff/RedMud_Satellite_300dpi-4.jpg" data-mid="225930137" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a10cb4be54fa963932c716fe6e892b75eeb1662d23fa8d9064cf74070e23fff/RedMud_Satellite_300dpi-4.jpg" /> Aluminium is not mined in its familiar metallic form. Rather surprisingly, its origins begin in a red stone, called bauxite. From this red ore, a white powder, ‘alumina’, is extracted, and then smelted into the metal we all know and interact with each day, including the very device you are reading this from. This transformation of aluminium involves a global mechanism and system of extraction that operates at colossal scales and yet is nearly invisible to the everyday eye of its consumers. It is a system of extraction that exists to meet the demands of today. It is also vital to our future, given its recyclability, strength and lightweight nature. Often, this is at the cost of the locals from which it is mined. Ore is mined in countries like China, Brazil, Australia, Guinea and Jamaica, and shipped to refineries in the developed world, dissociating the final product from its material origins. In the process of refining alumina, a red residue is left behind as a marker of these origins – a trace of the journey it has taken and a stark reminder of the costs, be it social, economic or environmental. This is red mud.Red mud is presently left in hazardous landfills around the world, so large they can be seen from space. The global stockpile of red mud in these landfills exceeds 4 billion metric tonnes, growing by 150 million tonnes each year as our demands for aluminium continue to rise. <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec4696b3da587e5040689718197ecd61df9b9b7e1b98f3a6afb8ad5bb0df8275/Satellite_08.jpg" data-mid="225930158" border="0" alt="Alumina refinery in western Australia. Factory buildings in the bottom right with surrounding waste deposits spanning over 5km." data-caption="Alumina refinery in western Australia. Factory buildings in the bottom right with surrounding waste deposits spanning over 5km." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec4696b3da587e5040689718197ecd61df9b9b7e1b98f3a6afb8ad5bb0df8275/Satellite_08.jpg" /> <img width="4590" height="3126" width_o="4590" height_o="3126" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdcdf5dd6d095226537f992e046f008f82c4a564bc873d08d0adb30289375bba/Satellite_04.jpg" data-mid="225930159" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdcdf5dd6d095226537f992e046f008f82c4a564bc873d08d0adb30289375bba/Satellite_04.jpg" /> <img width="4514" height="3075" width_o="4514" height_o="3075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5d90df7322712b5a59c69103d8ca1c79377651319dc146bba380cdb8431a45d/Satellite_03.jpg" data-mid="225930200" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5d90df7322712b5a59c69103d8ca1c79377651319dc146bba380cdb8431a45d/Satellite_03.jpg" /> While red mud has been extensively researched ever since the invention of the ‘Bayer Process’ (the process by which alumina is extracted), today only 3% is being used globally, despite multitudes of proven methods of valorization. The barriers to its reuse are manifold, but are heavily weighted by economics and legislation, both of which are intimately tied to public perception. In short, nobody wants a hazardous waste, and without this demand, there is little incentive or pressure to change. Red mud has a bad rep, and for good reason. Depending on the source of the ore, red mud can contain heavy metals and radioactive elements. If the red mud is not properly treated, it can be highly alkaline. And even worse, if the waste site is incorrectly managed, it can lead to disasters such as the 2010 spill in Ajka, Hungary. <img width="1200" height="811" width_o="1200" height_o="811" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba9ef6acf3dac38f1731fdb1325c094bc218ba1cb874852653b4c5dc2b0c1f3e/main_1200.jpg" data-mid="225930148" border="0" alt="2010 red mud spill, Ajka, Hungary." data-caption="2010 red mud spill, Ajka, Hungary." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba9ef6acf3dac38f1731fdb1325c094bc218ba1cb874852653b4c5dc2b0c1f3e/main_1200.jpg" /> But the problems faced by red mud are not immutable. Scientists have shown us that there are feasible solutions. While it makes for an easy story to blame mining companies, they too are eagerly looking for solutions, so long as they are economically viable; in other words, if there is demand. Without a pull, there will be no push. So what is needed to shift the tide? “Red mud has no narrative, other than that of waste. How can we show a different side to this stigmatized material? Can it be seen as refined, delicate, and even beautiful?” <img width="8412" height="5608" width_o="8412" height_o="5608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf4fba98035483330422edf10b40f3d0bc64916f865499a091037290c14442c4/AluRatio.jpg" data-mid="225930172" border="0" alt="Bisqueware set, juxtaposed to aluminium counterparts. For each part of aluminium, 2.5 parts of red mud are produced and left in landfills." data-caption="Bisqueware set, juxtaposed to aluminium counterparts. For each part of aluminium, 2.5 parts of red mud are produced and left in landfills." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf4fba98035483330422edf10b40f3d0bc64916f865499a091037290c14442c4/AluRatio.jpg" /> Bricks have been made with red mud by scientists nearly five decades ago, and perhaps even earlier by grassroot efforts in regions like India. The composition of red mud is primarily common elements found in the ground: silica, iron, alumina, calcium. This , combined with the fine partical size, lends the material to being ‘sintered’, or fired into a ceramic body. As much as bricks may seem reasonable, high-volume and low-value uses of red mud are difficult to implement in an economically viable way. This is mainly due to the high costs of waste processing, the new legislative hurdles, and the geographic location of most factories (these factories are usually remote, and transporting bricks is energy and cost intensive). How can we as designers contribute – changing the perceived value of this material? Investigating the use of red mud in traditional ceramics, we aim to bring a new aesthetic to an otherwise unwanted resource. The fragility, finesse and natural touch of ceramics run in direct opposition to the brute and constructed nature of industry. It is precisely because of this that we made ceramics; to both draw attention to the industrial model behind our everyday materials, and to suggest an optimistic alternative. “The ‘Red Mud’ project represents a combination of traditional ceramics with scientific inquiry, a blend of craft and research, trial and error.” Through traditional ceramics methods, we designed and produced a limited collection of tableware pieces, where both the body and the glaze are made from red mud. The ceramics method, combined with the right additions, neutralizes the red mud and renders it safe and useable. The ‘Red Mud’ project began in our studies at the Royal College of Art, in London, in 2019. However, the investigation of this material continues to evolve, and we continue to work on new collections, private commissions, collaborations with architects, continued projects with scientists, and consultation for R&amp;D teams of various mining companies. PROCESS <img width="5577" height="3718" width_o="5577" height_o="3718" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33ec5965090b3b11dd0a1402d4ee20c246da91208d60a98232df4ca408e20aa4/Red-Mud-Mixing.jpg" data-mid="225930186" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33ec5965090b3b11dd0a1402d4ee20c246da91208d60a98232df4ca408e20aa4/Red-Mud-Mixing.jpg" /> <img width="5782" height="3855" width_o="5782" height_o="3855" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c73f737c5a220ad62b6c308b0796ac2f64b642b0d10e7b366b948e279bed2a9a/Process_72dpi_-1.jpg" data-mid="225930191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c73f737c5a220ad62b6c308b0796ac2f64b642b0d10e7b366b948e279bed2a9a/Process_72dpi_-1.jpg" /> <img width="1750" height="1167" width_o="1750" height_o="1167" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50402eeca9bb060cbd903684bed1cbee815c341d56fe175abbd640aeaa4f1781/Wallpaper_ReMade_-14.jpg" data-mid="225930187" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50402eeca9bb060cbd903684bed1cbee815c341d56fe175abbd640aeaa4f1781/Wallpaper_ReMade_-14.jpg" /> <img width="1245" height="945" width_o="1245" height_o="945" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3c7e6790bd548ac9a2ed9b651094278723fd39bdc5de049f3672ea7933b9c15/Screenshot-2021-10-28-124007.png" data-mid="225930133" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3c7e6790bd548ac9a2ed9b651094278723fd39bdc5de049f3672ea7933b9c15/Screenshot-2021-10-28-124007.png" /> <img width="1750" height="1167" width_o="1750" height_o="1167" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5b33d7314c0f8f41f3230cc2840761db955b0f542a3391f2102110a32e4b971/Wallpaper_ReMade_-11.jpg" data-mid="225930188" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5b33d7314c0f8f41f3230cc2840761db955b0f542a3391f2102110a32e4b971/Wallpaper_ReMade_-11.jpg" /> <img width="8688" height="5792" width_o="8688" height_o="5792" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40ca49dd8901e61431f0b6dafb0eba6d07dcf9ab63981c3148a54e3d7a415da7/Clay-Body-tests.jpg" data-mid="225930189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40ca49dd8901e61431f0b6dafb0eba6d07dcf9ab63981c3148a54e3d7a415da7/Clay-Body-tests.jpg" /> <img width="8046" height="5444" width_o="8046" height_o="5444" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7637d5d50c4c322458490020040e209bcfbcc34f2ca4b1d7cfefe31a05ad0b95/IMG_0041-2.jpg" data-mid="225930190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7637d5d50c4c322458490020040e209bcfbcc34f2ca4b1d7cfefe31a05ad0b95/IMG_0041-2.jpg" /> <img width="8688" height="5792" width_o="8688" height_o="5792" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d71dcfc314e5d3b62db452ef84aa99d9ce367cf6127c2d7019f336ddf79801e5/GeoPolymer_lineup.jpg.jpg" data-mid="225930173" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d71dcfc314e5d3b62db452ef84aa99d9ce367cf6127c2d7019f336ddf79801e5/GeoPolymer_lineup.jpg.jpg" /> <img width="1750" height="1167" width_o="1750" height_o="1167" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95c1eb67b1851edee1076a6b6e86c6e5e12a93e4cb295c44590fdafee798ac9e/Grymsdyke_-21-2.jpg" data-mid="225930196" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/95c1eb67b1851edee1076a6b6e86c6e5e12a93e4cb295c44590fdafee798ac9e/Grymsdyke_-21-2.jpg" /> <img width="4896" height="3264" width_o="4896" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9cc5678bb537d4b0dd979c5aa87e173416b7ce2011e8cde297d077b264d79aee/Process1.jpg" data-mid="225930195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9cc5678bb537d4b0dd979c5aa87e173416b7ce2011e8cde297d077b264d79aee/Process1.jpg" /> <img width="1750" height="1167" width_o="1750" height_o="1167" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c194f6b9a7f3d1b5e841aff3ace81d4c0ea1964c8c3f00f5544ee8a76fdbbd0/GlazeSamples_300dpi_-2.jpg" data-mid="225930192" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c194f6b9a7f3d1b5e841aff3ace81d4c0ea1964c8c3f00f5544ee8a76fdbbd0/GlazeSamples_300dpi_-2.jpg" /> ︎︎︎Back to Work https://thusthat.com/Crust Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:16:30 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/Crust ONE-SIDE-SAWN <img width="6115" height="4077" width_o="6115" height_o="4077" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eedf27ff4ee0abdd8b406d6ad8974a73aad72b52f7027e1894ccb92fa1859207/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-.jpg" data-mid="225930319" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eedf27ff4ee0abdd8b406d6ad8974a73aad72b52f7027e1894ccb92fa1859207/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-.jpg" /> In the early stages of aluminium production, factories cast molten aluminium into massive blocks weighing in at over 26 tonnes. These blocks are clad with undulating, organic textures that are a result of the casting process. In the preparation of the blocks to be sent to other factories, the sides are cut off, leaving behind thin rough plates –known as “crusts”.&nbsp;All pieces in this collection are cut from a single sheet crust, in such a way that every piece, every offcut, is used. <img width="8700" height="5803" width_o="8700" height_o="5803" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f15f2fb4c26ef80c9e2873d5cc258e6991f9c4ea8d9e5c0e2cff6a9e36a7d090/BIKAR_Gusshaus_4.jpg" data-mid="225930344" border="0" alt="image: BIKAR Metals" data-caption="image: BIKAR Metals" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f15f2fb4c26ef80c9e2873d5cc258e6991f9c4ea8d9e5c0e2cff6a9e36a7d090/BIKAR_Gusshaus_4.jpg" /> The design of the collection resulted from our own challenges when cutting the material in such a way that minimized the leftovers. We wondered if it would be possible to utilize the same principle of reusing offcuts in the designs themselves, whereby the cut of one object informed the next object’s form, and ultimately the entirety of a sheet is used. The result is a large adhoc puzzle of jagged cuts and an unusual composition of pieces that echo the brute and raw production of aluminium, a metal we take for granted as pristine. The pieces are designed to be easily packed, assembled, disassembled, and recycled. We hope to see Crust not only as objects but also in a number of architectural and interior projects. We can supply the material in sheets of various thicknesses and up to six meters long.&nbsp; <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4510a7b6a2c4ca8821ba9d4718b27bffaccdcc9b7e52a0ce235f696bdbf3e10e/DSC09387.jpg" data-mid="225930343" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4510a7b6a2c4ca8821ba9d4718b27bffaccdcc9b7e52a0ce235f696bdbf3e10e/DSC09387.jpg" /> <img width="3845" height="5768" width_o="3845" height_o="5768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/420bd2e30d9fc233c1c4193d82f84823bf68c91e83baca08be15ceaad25ebf7b/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08646.jpg" data-mid="225930339" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/420bd2e30d9fc233c1c4193d82f84823bf68c91e83baca08be15ceaad25ebf7b/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08646.jpg" /> <img width="3155" height="4732" width_o="3155" height_o="4732" 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height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30d8aa8810a00f40f22c062d1a1909d0e65eafda48a2a7afb44a0519ada76c6a/Crust_Chair-5.jpg" data-mid="225930307" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30d8aa8810a00f40f22c062d1a1909d0e65eafda48a2a7afb44a0519ada76c6a/Crust_Chair-5.jpg" /> <img width="3410" height="5115" width_o="3410" height_o="5115" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e2fb858b10c1b46b52c083c54d0f7f54311fddc30e791ead040b01ed6d2d6da/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08755.jpg" data-mid="225930325" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e2fb858b10c1b46b52c083c54d0f7f54311fddc30e791ead040b01ed6d2d6da/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08755.jpg" /> <img width="3936" height="2624" width_o="3936" height_o="2624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b352916cca46fed54d52f183170cda86bbc75fb6b4d9049af0a36a628247aaf2/DSC09354.jpg" data-mid="225930342" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84ace4fc59e0b9e8dfff455ccfec70ed2074a2f20fbc3c34dff2231df23587e3/Crust_Context-4.jpg" data-mid="225930293" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84ace4fc59e0b9e8dfff455ccfec70ed2074a2f20fbc3c34dff2231df23587e3/Crust_Context-4.jpg" /> &gt; Contact for&nbsp;inquiries https://thusthat.com/After-Fire Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:16:45 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/After-Fire AFTER FIRE <img width="5687" height="3791" width_o="5687" height_o="3791" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e14bc87edbc3158601995f240d65909516dd5bd7faa233231cf1104af5d630ce/DSC07393.jpg" data-mid="225930678" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e14bc87edbc3158601995f240d65909516dd5bd7faa233231cf1104af5d630ce/DSC07393.jpg" /> "After Fire" is an ongoing, research project that explores humanity's complex relationship with fire throughout history and in today's context of climate change and resource scarcity. Historically, fire has been a tool for human prosperity, enabling survival, regeneration, and transformation. However, our relationship with fire has become problematic as we burn vast amounts of fuel, inevitably releasing carbon in the process. Nonetheless biomass counts as ‘renewable energy’. "After Fire" aims to trace the material narratives of different fuel sources and navigate the nuances and challenges associated with the use of fire in a contemporary context. In this first stage of the project, we gave particular focus to the fuels used, and the aftermath of their incineration: the ash.&nbsp; Wicker Firewood Baskets - 2023 Exploring alternative harvesting methods like coppicing and pollarding, through craft and incineration ash. <img width="5711" height="3807" width_o="5711" height_o="3807" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d8376fb3467c7ab8832121aaf5e564613bb67dae30d560b7eeafca78833dfe3/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07753.jpg" data-mid="225930661" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d8376fb3467c7ab8832121aaf5e564613bb67dae30d560b7eeafca78833dfe3/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07753.jpg" /> <img width="3837" height="5755" width_o="3837" height_o="5755" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc9ff15edf230b7ae1052901823926740c47cb8ee936044c8b0b1ba2ad683df2/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07697.jpg" data-mid="225930659" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc9ff15edf230b7ae1052901823926740c47cb8ee936044c8b0b1ba2ad683df2/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07697.jpg" /> <img width="3733" height="5599" width_o="3733" height_o="5599" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27f795e23eb7de0cf781abf6405927599b2b7d4f3d89477e5dcc46039f1149ea/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07722.jpg" data-mid="225930660" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27f795e23eb7de0cf781abf6405927599b2b7d4f3d89477e5dcc46039f1149ea/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07722.jpg" /> <img width="3805" height="5707" width_o="3805" height_o="5707" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84fc739ac10c6a30d4425b5744e2dad08bb1b57eb8220b4fbbb7c983d2e61679/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07851.jpg" data-mid="225930667" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84fc739ac10c6a30d4425b5744e2dad08bb1b57eb8220b4fbbb7c983d2e61679/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07851.jpg" /> <img width="3850" height="5775" width_o="3850" height_o="5775" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aca287b01847f5734e0d472ce9befcf1437793a0a8f72d83fa994386b69239d0/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07776.jpg" data-mid="225930662" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aca287b01847f5734e0d472ce9befcf1437793a0a8f72d83fa994386b69239d0/WickerFireBaskets01_72dpi_-07776.jpg" /> Felled Lamp - 2023Tracing the materiality of a tree destined for incineration at a biomass incineration plant. <img width="3531" height="5297" width_o="3531" height_o="5297" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48553f0e6ffd805d64a39c73d2c8a22393de3703ec14d1046b2215f60ece8390/DSC09604.jpg" data-mid="225930677" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48553f0e6ffd805d64a39c73d2c8a22393de3703ec14d1046b2215f60ece8390/DSC09604.jpg" /> <img width="3532" height="5297" width_o="3532" height_o="5297" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eccc0076c8d7a9a026aeda48b5d633d8c4139389141a9401e044b17d846fa4cb/DSC08066_edit.jpg" data-mid="225930668" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eccc0076c8d7a9a026aeda48b5d633d8c4139389141a9401e044b17d846fa4cb/DSC08066_edit.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1cbfc992f80a8581977069c179bf16b0d6535d0e16073aec0389963893d009a5/DSC09620.jpg" data-mid="225930670" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1cbfc992f80a8581977069c179bf16b0d6535d0e16073aec0389963893d009a5/DSC09620.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9990d94fe56593b87df33a693e643e008f64d65f7e6967d8017a317a9c2fff0/DSC09569.jpg" data-mid="225930669" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9990d94fe56593b87df33a693e643e008f64d65f7e6967d8017a317a9c2fff0/DSC09569.jpg" /> Reseach, Context and Process&nbsp; HfG Karlsruhe, Visiting Professorship - After Fire Seminar&nbsp; WS2022/23 <img width="4571" height="3048" width_o="4571" height_o="3048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a8d596f155b9f1f0da498d8e80c91c4523cdf7343e430c0ff2ae0c7c4925049/SmallHFG2.jpg" data-mid="225930681" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a8d596f155b9f1f0da498d8e80c91c4523cdf7343e430c0ff2ae0c7c4925049/SmallHFG2.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0a4e22b5e6e9da964256dfaea459721e425cc76d56bfd5d1ed351ce3cdae876/SmallFire.jpg" data-mid="225930679" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d0a4e22b5e6e9da964256dfaea459721e425cc76d56bfd5d1ed351ce3cdae876/SmallFire.jpg" /> <img width="4896" height="3264" width_o="4896" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/289b5d7f8ce957c3a04a1d199ad0d51db9bf6c11b149003c2d5ff856322a4be9/SmallHfG.jpg" data-mid="225930680" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/289b5d7f8ce957c3a04a1d199ad0d51db9bf6c11b149003c2d5ff856322a4be9/SmallHfG.jpg" /> Storm felled tree. Amsterdam 2023 <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5be924e7186ba94fc0ecd7d9efbecb5ac3f41cbe6a1aacbe1114995785219a97/DSC06723.jpg" data-mid="225930689" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5be924e7186ba94fc0ecd7d9efbecb5ac3f41cbe6a1aacbe1114995785219a97/DSC06723.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c260192a697a71ce18a4c6e0cb1a0cbc930ab535392868965ffae1841874226e/DSC06719.jpg" data-mid="225930683" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c260192a697a71ce18a4c6e0cb1a0cbc930ab535392868965ffae1841874226e/DSC06719.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d92c16d14f6d5c3e89f9a84f5172bc0ea3ba5ae4c7b0741f239cdffd21cfcdd0/DSC06714.jpg" data-mid="225930682" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d92c16d14f6d5c3e89f9a84f5172bc0ea3ba5ae4c7b0741f239cdffd21cfcdd0/DSC06714.jpg" /> Yoshida no Himatsuri (Yoshida Fire Festival) 2023, Japan <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9373bd01800c0829856ef2a846b67c00ea35d151b0862d4b6b2dc60989b23182/DSC07111.jpg" data-mid="225930686" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9373bd01800c0829856ef2a846b67c00ea35d151b0862d4b6b2dc60989b23182/DSC07111.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a87f4ac6d3714a84d94e48c595415b7f5ea77009d553042c743a0b87d0032ceb/DSC07406.jpg" data-mid="225930687" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a87f4ac6d3714a84d94e48c595415b7f5ea77009d553042c743a0b87d0032ceb/DSC07406.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/080e9ca278098f577df96f996ec9d18e9ce446f9fc5696f2c80fe1ea214ebfd1/DSC07419.jpg" data-mid="225930688" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/080e9ca278098f577df96f996ec9d18e9ce446f9fc5696f2c80fe1ea214ebfd1/DSC07419.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31a611347e5b0f74284b25e8c711bd916ac59fc57a036d935a7d413d0a32e39e/DSC07108.jpg" data-mid="225930685" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31a611347e5b0f74284b25e8c711bd916ac59fc57a036d935a7d413d0a32e39e/DSC07108.jpg" /> https://thusthat.com/This-is-Copper Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:16:54 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/This-is-Copper THIS IS COPPER <img width="3771" height="2514" width_o="3771" height_o="2514" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a411b40480f8b74065233e6c93aab661ebd09c14bf2feeaa85cce5c9c86a274/HandformSlagSeries_-00551.jpg" data-mid="225930766" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a411b40480f8b74065233e6c93aab661ebd09c14bf2feeaa85cce5c9c86a274/HandformSlagSeries_-00551.jpg" /> Copper is ubiquitous to our modern world, yet it is largely invisible. It is the first metal used by humankind, and it is crucial for a renewable future: a wind turbine alone can contain up to five tonnes of copper, and ten tonnes of the metal are needed per kilometre of high-speed railway. But what exactly is copper? The metal we know is only part of a much wider material story. Mining overburden, tailings, metal concentrates, rare metals like gold and silver, sulfuric acid, sulphate solution, slag, and more. Our primary focus in this investigation is slag, a byproduct of producing copper. Slag is the molten impurities cast aside during the smelting process into large mountainous heaps. Slag is an inevitability of most metal production. The by-product is produced both during extraction directly from ore as well as recycling of scrap metal. Slag is also the reminder of an imperfect process, a residue left behind as a manmade stone. Remains of slag exist from ancient times speaking of long lost civilizations, and will remain far into the future to speak of our own. <img width="3840" height="2560" width_o="3840" height_o="2560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ebe21f14d7b76dc079c6fa1ec0083c4af2d7762ed1c543909bfdde1d0e0b5ad/copper_metallo_landscape-2.jpg" data-mid="225930726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ebe21f14d7b76dc079c6fa1ec0083c4af2d7762ed1c543909bfdde1d0e0b5ad/copper_metallo_landscape-2.jpg" /> <img width="5203" height="7800" width_o="5203" height_o="7800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/630c174290d33ba2c470c49d4e32b31468e160de01ec08ffa3f7672166d02d97/_G6A0436-4.jpg" data-mid="225930787" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/630c174290d33ba2c470c49d4e32b31468e160de01ec08ffa3f7672166d02d97/_G6A0436-4.jpg" /> This ongoing project explores the transformative potential of slag as a low-CO2 cementitious binder, replacing traditional Portland cement. The high-temperature smelting process that slag undergoes during copper production creates unique material properties that allow it to be transformed into a binder for new building materials. As our research progresses, we continue to uncover new aesthetic and practical possibilities, challenging traditional perceptions of sustainable materials. The resulting concrete combines structural integrity with distinctive surface qualities that reflect slag’s industrial origins. At its core, this project aims to address two critical challenges: waste management and the carbon footprint of the built environment. By working closely with copper recycling facilities, research institutions, and architects, we are fostering a collaborative effort that extends beyond material development. Our goal is to establish a framework for industrial symbiosis—transforming today’s waste into tomorrow’s resource and redefining the possibilities for sustainable design and construction. <img width="3462" height="2308" width_o="3462" height_o="2308" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec9b7d1369ad27cdbd9acc7dd3db3159e4093d5b1313b251858ac0b44c76e2a4/HandformSlagSeries_-00283.jpg" data-mid="225930767" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec9b7d1369ad27cdbd9acc7dd3db3159e4093d5b1313b251858ac0b44c76e2a4/HandformSlagSeries_-00283.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2560" width_o="3840" height_o="2560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3299380441ed281c8fdb5f641995d0cc484022e32566a518cad0b221fd18f89b/HandformSlagSeries_-00355.jpg" data-mid="225930770" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3299380441ed281c8fdb5f641995d0cc484022e32566a518cad0b221fd18f89b/HandformSlagSeries_-00355.jpg" /> <img width="2624" height="3936" width_o="2624" height_o="3936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c65ae4bc2b99fd5678e3dc26b40b4924c569777c888a915d3640feae44f13787/HandformSlagSeries_-00246.jpg" data-mid="225930785" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c65ae4bc2b99fd5678e3dc26b40b4924c569777c888a915d3640feae44f13787/HandformSlagSeries_-00246.jpg" /> <img width="3727" height="2485" width_o="3727" height_o="2485" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb06d3d04392d6f5bc8cf205183995381fc46a885ba1a5cffce558765732faa0/HandformSlagSeries_-00348.jpg" data-mid="225930769" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb06d3d04392d6f5bc8cf205183995381fc46a885ba1a5cffce558765732faa0/HandformSlagSeries_-00348.jpg" /> <img width="3377" height="2433" width_o="3377" height_o="2433" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee101eee775b8dde4a55c5d21ec646132a22d0a03f81cd8b4e14b1558ffdb7c1/HandformSlagSeries_-00437.jpg" data-mid="225930771" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee101eee775b8dde4a55c5d21ec646132a22d0a03f81cd8b4e14b1558ffdb7c1/HandformSlagSeries_-00437.jpg" /> <img width="3936" height="2624" width_o="3936" height_o="2624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a38dc35e6949578a894e4cc1a5d910f61f12ca5760d74aeb8a95b494b40c5b63/HandformSlagSeries_-00203.jpg" data-mid="225930772" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a38dc35e6949578a894e4cc1a5d910f61f12ca5760d74aeb8a95b494b40c5b63/HandformSlagSeries_-00203.jpg" /> <img width="3936" height="2624" width_o="3936" height_o="2624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b5cf6bb273c42d85859fc404542ae30d9d3500818b6f989987426193f84e082/HandformSlagSeries_-00366.jpg" data-mid="225930773" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b5cf6bb273c42d85859fc404542ae30d9d3500818b6f989987426193f84e082/HandformSlagSeries_-00366.jpg" /> <img width="1333" height="2000" width_o="1333" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ec4d1d29da6d7c893fa0b0d68ecc84de1d8eab6c1b9eb9447833b5a2cae63f8/HandformSlagSeries_-04572.jpg" data-mid="225930763" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ec4d1d29da6d7c893fa0b0d68ecc84de1d8eab6c1b9eb9447833b5a2cae63f8/HandformSlagSeries_-04572.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a00eed73ba3682d57cf1c706544e7e8ad90979b47b0f90b43acc7cc80d4c0bc/2021-02-01-ThusThat-Slaglamp3796.jpg" data-mid="225930786" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a00eed73ba3682d57cf1c706544e7e8ad90979b47b0f90b43acc7cc80d4c0bc/2021-02-01-ThusThat-Slaglamp3796.jpg" /> <img width="1138" height="756" width_o="1138" height_o="756" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3126eac238bd8e12b6d43c5cdfb1d0f67fa098440bc2e4d8a7fd05d6cebf6813/Screenshot-2021-10-28-123244.png" data-mid="225930757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3126eac238bd8e12b6d43c5cdfb1d0f67fa098440bc2e4d8a7fd05d6cebf6813/Screenshot-2021-10-28-123244.png" /> Developed during our collaboration with the scientists at KU Leuven, and commissioned by Metallo Group, a local copper recycling factory, the first series reflects an exploration of interdisciplinary design methodology alongside an experimental making approach. We were introduced to the breadth of ongoing research, and in response designed and made a collection of pieces that showcases these scientific efforts and communicate alternative pathways towards a circular material culture. The entire set of objects was exhibited at the copper factory, where members from the construction industry, metallurgy sectors, architects, scientists, and the factory workers were invited to view the waste in altogether new ways. <img width="5701" height="3801" width_o="5701" height_o="3801" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22973feee08435847e2927e534795e8eed6786395d24200d61d5ba2313b6eb6a/SparklyBlack_300dpi.jpg" data-mid="225930776" border="0" alt="The 'Sparkly Black' chair, exploring the use of slag as binder and aggregate. A mortar was prepared using powdered slag as the binder, and coarse slag as the aggregate. Cavities were dug into a large bed of slag, and the mortar was poured directly into the cavities. In effect, the slag was used as the binder, the filler, and the formwork itself. This piece was awarded the Wallpaper* 'Design of the Year' for material use, and is in the permanent collection of the Design Museum Gent." data-caption="The 'Sparkly Black' chair, exploring the use of slag as binder and aggregate. A mortar was prepared using powdered slag as the binder, and coarse slag as the aggregate. Cavities were dug into a large bed of slag, and the mortar was poured directly into the cavities. In effect, the slag was used as the binder, the filler, and the formwork itself. This piece was awarded the Wallpaper* 'Design of the Year' for material use, and is in the permanent collection of the Design Museum Gent." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22973feee08435847e2927e534795e8eed6786395d24200d61d5ba2313b6eb6a/SparklyBlack_300dpi.jpg" /> <img width="5689" height="3793" width_o="5689" height_o="3793" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/134d2c62095c96274e5ed95ec6ff45db24dee6e0105f7258c499c52d44d9a5f4/CobbedChair_300dpi.jpg" data-mid="225930777" border="0" alt="The handformed chair, exploring the slag rheology. The mortar was applied by hand onto internal formwork, in a manner similar to cob-style architecture." data-caption="The handformed chair, exploring the slag rheology. The mortar was applied by hand onto internal formwork, in a manner similar to cob-style architecture." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/134d2c62095c96274e5ed95ec6ff45db24dee6e0105f7258c499c52d44d9a5f4/CobbedChair_300dpi.jpg" /> <img width="5331" height="3554" width_o="5331" height_o="3554" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9278833e5ea7c7b4ac51c6323dfd03696824b715f7069c0ca67914fa6e20af53/ThisIsCopper_Column-Chair.jpg" data-mid="225930779" border="0" alt="The 'Column stool', exploring the slag's machinability and its casting." data-caption="The 'Column stool', exploring the slag's machinability and its casting." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9278833e5ea7c7b4ac51c6323dfd03696824b715f7069c0ca67914fa6e20af53/ThisIsCopper_Column-Chair.jpg" /> <img width="2115" height="1410" width_o="2115" height_o="1410" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6bff4d78eac678d89e82a6f7c95d25e4f767cf0c4ec8a2cd4b2f45bc7422826/ColumnChair_300dpi_detail.jpg" data-mid="225930780" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c6bff4d78eac678d89e82a6f7c95d25e4f767cf0c4ec8a2cd4b2f45bc7422826/ColumnChair_300dpi_detail.jpg" /> <img width="5408" height="3605" width_o="5408" height_o="3605" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/72bf42bfef0b0c599fc90eb129a7337c28a11738ed27422ead4c4cb9abca82a2/Slag_Geopolymer_Surface.jpg" data-mid="225930720" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/72bf42bfef0b0c599fc90eb129a7337c28a11738ed27422ead4c4cb9abca82a2/Slag_Geopolymer_Surface.jpg" /> <img width="5267" height="3511" width_o="5267" height_o="3511" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbd212a93372bcd9c78d63ba493db1926fca1b2185906e392332ec798bce9899/MoltenChair_300dpi.jpg" data-mid="225930781" border="0" alt="The slab chair, exploring the use as a slag and the thermal resistance. The slabs were joined by molten copper." data-caption="The slab chair, exploring the use as a slag and the thermal resistance. The slabs were joined by molten copper." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbd212a93372bcd9c78d63ba493db1926fca1b2185906e392332ec798bce9899/MoltenChair_300dpi.jpg" /> <img width="2270" height="1516" width_o="2270" height_o="1516" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5105d8619c326b98791b82a2454aa2508161cc24da05ae5ba8754ba4a2d7370f/Screenshot-2021-11-25-224045.jpg" data-mid="225930784" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5105d8619c326b98791b82a2454aa2508161cc24da05ae5ba8754ba4a2d7370f/Screenshot-2021-11-25-224045.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2560" width_o="3840" height_o="2560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c421404910f59486f424d74fd98b21ef70898f82100b1912075414c39a03f764/SlagLamps_300dpi.jpg" data-mid="225930782" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c421404910f59486f424d74fd98b21ef70898f82100b1912075414c39a03f764/SlagLamps_300dpi.jpg" /> <img width="1915" height="2872" width_o="1915" height_o="2872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea254315cef49890ca16ab13f59278760b0e29781d3e308b4fdf597fcd31b9f9/SlagMirrors_300dpi.jpg" data-mid="225930783" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea254315cef49890ca16ab13f59278760b0e29781d3e308b4fdf597fcd31b9f9/SlagMirrors_300dpi.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2560" width_o="3840" height_o="2560" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd14105b5252c934948ae9812ab1f91f2358caba28e430934d815a6a3fd318d0/DSC06283Edit_small.jpg" data-mid="225954809" border="0" alt="Exhibition at Metallo in Beerse, Belgium." data-caption="Exhibition at Metallo in Beerse, Belgium." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd14105b5252c934948ae9812ab1f91f2358caba28e430934d815a6a3fd318d0/DSC06283Edit_small.jpg" /> Context <img width="11859" height="9441" width_o="11859" height_o="9441" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/944723592b399b84ea1227653277fa6edac235bee19a5a46929e5d60597ef92e/ThisIsCopper_Selects-8.jpg" data-mid="225930730" border="0" alt="Exposed mining shaft along the coast of St Agnes, with green copper oxide vein visible beneath it." data-caption="Exposed mining shaft along the coast of St Agnes, with green copper oxide vein visible beneath it." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/944723592b399b84ea1227653277fa6edac235bee19a5a46929e5d60597ef92e/ThisIsCopper_Selects-8.jpg" /> Copper is the oldest metal mined by humankind. Earliest traces of its mining appear alongside the first traces of aggriculture. As we learned to feed ourselves, so too did we learn to hunt for metals. Copper is one of the few metals that appears in pure form naturally, called ‘Native copper’. The uses of copper have changed over the centuries. From a prized metal, to finding use in cooking, storage, medicine, boat-building, roofing, and finally, to electricity. Copper has always been prized, and has been quite effectively recycled across time; in fact, about 80% of all copper ever mined is still being circulated. Traditionally, copper was worked by a coppersmith by the power of hammer and fire, into volumous forms such as vessels. Today, that is all but lost. Instead, copper is extruded, spun, and coiled into the base elements that keep our world lit, keep us moving, and keep us connected.Copper today spreads in sineway paths beneath our feet and through our walls, invisible to our everyday eye. And yet, it is crucial to the workings of our society, being key to mobility, communication, and electrification.But the production of copper comes at a heavy cost, socially, economically, and environmentally. While it may have been common to find ore grades in the 20th century of nearly 40% copper purity, today mines are lucky if their ore has 0.2% copper grade. In fact, it is believed that ore quality continues to diminish, and we will soon run out of accessible copper. This decreasing ore quality means entire mountains are exumed to find traces of copper, requiring vast infrastructure and energy, disrupting local environments and peoples, and leaving ever-growing amounts of waste behind.Slag is one such waste. <img width="1377" height="2066" width_o="1377" height_o="2066" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32a7a9fecded5c483b5a0a5f9cb0db79576325e99001f896fa1110790d10ac24/ThisIsCopper_Metallo_72dpi-1.jpg" data-mid="225930727" border="0" alt="Recycling, like mining, produces slag. Pictured here is a heap of scrap metal due for recycling, and the slag pile behind it." data-caption="Recycling, like mining, produces slag. Pictured here is a heap of scrap metal due for recycling, and the slag pile behind it." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32a7a9fecded5c483b5a0a5f9cb0db79576325e99001f896fa1110790d10ac24/ThisIsCopper_Metallo_72dpi-1.jpg" /> <img width="2381" height="3571" width_o="2381" height_o="3571" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/350f6312b8a4343b0fdc5c0b87a838c5b395bf32ef6478d67065bf2653b73e3b/copper_metallo_landscape-3.jpg" data-mid="225930728" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/350f6312b8a4343b0fdc5c0b87a838c5b395bf32ef6478d67065bf2653b73e3b/copper_metallo_landscape-3.jpg" /> <img width="3196" height="2131" width_o="3196" height_o="2131" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8328dd302d2cc2fd7442c260aef76e039424c3b65a7539c16b7d74e1ab7b007/Slagrocks-4.jpg" data-mid="225930734" border="0" alt="Modern slag rocks from metal recycling" data-caption="Modern slag rocks from metal recycling" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8328dd302d2cc2fd7442c260aef76e039424c3b65a7539c16b7d74e1ab7b007/Slagrocks-4.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9319662544a60f715b518289a766393fba08372a8567cefe207fa35f8ca64fbf/ThisIsCopper_Selects-4.jpg" data-mid="225930732" border="0" alt="Tailings pond at the disused Wheal Maid mine. " data-caption="Tailings pond at the disused Wheal Maid mine. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9319662544a60f715b518289a766393fba08372a8567cefe207fa35f8ca64fbf/ThisIsCopper_Selects-4.jpg" /> Slag is the byproduct of the smelting process of copper. As the feedstock is melted, impurities are cast aside in a molten lava-like material. As it cools, a glassy black rock or sand is left behind. This is slag.Slag is cast aside into mountainous heaps, standing in silhouettes against the sky. Today, these heaps continue to emerge and grow alongside their predecessors from the industrial era of the 19th century, a stark reminder of how methods of extraction, production and consumption have changed little across time. Copper slag in particular has had little to no viable re-use strategies. This is primarily a result of contamination of slag and economics. Slags can be effectively cleaned from heavy metals, but costs to do so are high. Without a high-value demand, the lack of economic incentive to clean the slag curbs any attempts at reusing it.However, as a result of public and legislative pressure, and a growing demand for alternative and secondary materials, some companies are investing in system to ensure their slag can be used in future settings. We work with some of these companies, and collaborate closely with scientists, in an effort to demonstrate to possibilities of using slag as an alternative building material. It is our hope that this drives more demand to fuel further interest from industry stakeholders. <img width="2018" height="3027" width_o="2018" height_o="3027" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58a06366dde63ae8f53574ea3d91069f185fdb338358cd3e744269fb3dcc92d2/copper_metallo_landscape-7.jpg" data-mid="225930729" border="0" alt="Scrap alloys due for recycling" data-caption="Scrap alloys due for recycling" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58a06366dde63ae8f53574ea3d91069f185fdb338358cd3e744269fb3dcc92d2/copper_metallo_landscape-7.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff0e3175422f198eb242f9f7867a60a4204a674f8dec43217ce27fb648bad615/ThisIsCopper_Selects-1.jpg" data-mid="225930731" border="0" alt="Copper slag heap from the early 20th century, in Cornwall." data-caption="Copper slag heap from the early 20th century, in Cornwall." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff0e3175422f198eb242f9f7867a60a4204a674f8dec43217ce27fb648bad615/ThisIsCopper_Selects-1.jpg" /> <img width="5818" height="3879" width_o="5818" height_o="3879" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f565a9d061da04663c0baf724288f660840b794bbf16ab5723bba4a1a413571/ThisIsCopper_Selects-5.jpg" data-mid="225930733" border="0" alt="Disused shaft infrastructure from the Wheal Maid mine in Cornwall." data-caption="Disused shaft infrastructure from the Wheal Maid mine in Cornwall." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f565a9d061da04663c0baf724288f660840b794bbf16ab5723bba4a1a413571/ThisIsCopper_Selects-5.jpg" /> ︎︎︎Back to Work https://thusthat.com/BIO Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:17:00 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/BIO ThusThat is a research-led design practice working with uncommon materials in an effort to explore the hidden narratives behind industrial production and consumption.&nbsp; The studio bridges science, industry, and design, partnering with academic institutions, industrial collaborators, global brands, and architectural firms to investigate alternative material futures and reimagine industrial practices. Through our work, we strives to reshape established paradigms of production and inspire reflection on waste, sustainability, and the potential of overlooked resources. PERMANENT COLLECTIONS Musée des Arts décoratifs et du Design, Bordeaux Design Museum Gent, BelgiumLondon Design Museum FRAC Dunkerque AWARDS Dezeen Awards Bentley Lighthouse Award, shortlisted, 2024&nbsp; Dezeen’s ‘Emerging Studio of the Year’ shortlist, and ‘Sustainable Design of the Year’ longlist 2021 Fast.Co Innovation by Design Award, 2019Wallpaper* ‘Design of the Year’ for material use, 2021 PAST CLIENTS Aughinish Alumina, Ireland Rio Tinto, Canada Foundation USM, Switzerland Monica Vinader, United Kingdom Studio Olafur Eliasson, Germany Norsk Hydro, Germany Arubis, Belgium Royal Commission of AlUla, KSA KU Leuven, Belgium SELECTED PRESS Dezeen DesignBoom Wallpaper* DesignWanted StylePark Polis Gooood Dwell Lampoon Magazine AD Russia Fast.Co FRAME Curbed DeArchitect Crafts Magazine PAST EXHIBITSAugust 2025Matter to Practice, Seoul Museum of Craft Art, Korea&nbsp; July 2024 Ornamenta 2024, Pforzheim&nbsp; Feb 2024Design Sediments, HuidenClub, Rotterdam Jan 2024One Side Sawn, solo, ToolsGalerie, Paris Aug 2023The Farm Shop, Fels Gallery, London July 2023Cheongju Craft Biennale, South KoreaMay 2023Villa Alba Museum, Melbourne Design Week, AustraliaFeb 2023Postcards of Rotterdam, NetherlandsDec 2022Bratislava Design Week, Slovakia Nov 2022The Planetarian, Beijing Design Week, China SEPT 2022The Futurists, Mint Gallery, London MAY 23 2020 - JAN 2022Critical Zones – Observatories for Earthly Politics, Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe APR-NOV 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; Colors, etc., Lille Tripostale, Lille OCT 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; Dutch Design Week, Sectie-C, Eindhoven SEPT 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; Against the Grain, Copeland Gallery, London FEB 2021&nbsp; &nbsp;Materia Gris – New Materials for the Post-Fossil Era, CentroCentro, MadridSEPT 2020 HIDW – Design’s Construct of Pluriversality, Xiong'an, China MAR 2020 &nbsp; Kleureyck – Van Eyck's Colours in Design, Design Museum Gent MAR 2020&nbsp; &nbsp;Collaboration for Olafur Eliasson’s material lab at “Sometimes the River is the Bridge”, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo FEB 2020&nbsp; &nbsp; Design Transfigured/Waste Reimagined, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary ArtNOV 2019 This Is Copper, Solo Exhibition, Metallo, Belgium OCT 2019 Design Transfigured/Waste Reimagined, Georgetown University OCT 2019 Veemgebouw, Dutch Design Week SEPT 2019 &nbsp;&nbsp; DesignFresh &amp; MaterialDriven, London Design Festival JUN 2019 &nbsp; &nbsp;The Model Room, Anagra, Tokyo APR 2019 &nbsp;&nbsp; Slag Valorization Symposium, Mechelen MAY 2019 &nbsp; &nbsp;Designing Perspectives, Venice Biennale TALKS &amp; LECTURES OCT 2025Central Saint Martins, London, UK JUL 2025Seoul Museum of Craft Art, Seoul, KRMAY 2025USM FuturesLab BEEAH, Sharjah, UAE Feb 2025Surface Design Show, London, UK NOV 2024USM FuturesLab, Munsingen, CH Sept 2024Patterns of Cairo, Egypt Aug 2024 Bauhaus Lab Symposium 2024, Dessau, Germany Oct 2022 - Feb 2023 &nbsp; Guest Professorship, HfG Karlsruhe, Seminar on material design Oct 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; World Craft Council, Crafting a Greener Path for EuropeSept 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; Le Signe Centre Nationale du Graphisme, Chaumont, FranceSept 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; Farb Design Forum, BerlinAug 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; Goethe Institute, JordanMar 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; Dutch Invirtuals AcademyJan 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; HfG Karlsruhe University of Arts &amp; Design workshop, Karlsruhe Dec 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; KABK / Royal Academy of Art, the HagueDec 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; VAC Zattere / Non-Extractive Architecture, Venice Jun 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; Sandberg Institute / Rietveld Academy, Disarming Design, AmsterdamMay 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; HfG Karlsruhe University of Arts &amp; Design, Karlsruhe Mar 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; Harvard University, Ceramics Program Mar 2021 &nbsp; University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering Mar 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; Dutch Invirtuals Academy Mar 2021 Virginia Tech University, School of Architecture + Design, workshop and seminarOct 2020 &nbsp; Crafts Magazine For London Craft Week Feb 2020 &nbsp; Arizona State University, Center for Philosophical TechnologiesFeb 2020 &nbsp; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts Oct 2020 &nbsp; C2 Montreal, Keynote Speaker https://thusthat.com/Collaborate Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:17:00 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/Collaborate <img width="2706" height="1536" width_o="2706" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5833c490720bda4abbd4d1cef07e61b7620ed0ad70c6623361a663ca4926a7fb/OnSiteVisit.jpg" data-mid="225930798" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5833c490720bda4abbd4d1cef07e61b7620ed0ad70c6623361a663ca4926a7fb/OnSiteVisit.jpg" /> Work with usThusThat takes pride in being difficult to pin down. We work across a range of disciplines to allow us the flexibility and adaptability to respond to a diversity of projects and challenges. From commissioned works for private clients, to collaborations with leading industrial players, scientific researchers, retail brands, architects, and interior designers, our work spans a wide spectrum of sectors. Our expertise includes:&nbsp; &nbsp; • Novel Material Development&nbsp; &nbsp; • Design-driven communication and storytelling&nbsp; &nbsp; • Material Strategy &amp; Consulting &nbsp; &nbsp; • Interior &amp; Surface Design&nbsp; &nbsp; • Furniture, lighting and functional design We have worked with some of the world’s largest producers of metals and minerals on&nbsp; sustainability strategies, developed novel materials alongside material scientists of leading academic institutions,&nbsp; collaborated with world-renowned architects and artists,&nbsp; designed and produced novel surfaces for interiors,&nbsp; designed furnishings for corporate HQs, and we have also made unique pieces in-house for clients and collectors.&nbsp; Please contact us to discuss how we can bring your project to life with creativity, expertise, and dedication.&nbsp; https://thusthat.com/Contact Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:17:02 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/Contact Contact us, anytime. ︎&nbsp; studio@thusthat.com ︎ + (31) 6 36 80 10 43 ︎&nbsp; @studiothusthat ︎ &nbsp;studio-thusthat ︎&nbsp; &nbsp;Amsterdam https://thusthat.com/One-Side-Sawn-Collection Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:17:03 +0000 Studio ThusThat https://thusthat.com/One-Side-Sawn-Collection ︎ &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="6115" height="4077" width_o="6115" height_o="4077" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89b394811c27411716b774fc7b1a946fa977b10f008c2a7b04a0f38011853163/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-.jpg" data-mid="225930812" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89b394811c27411716b774fc7b1a946fa977b10f008c2a7b04a0f38011853163/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-.jpg" /> <img width="5461" height="3641" width_o="5461" height_o="3641" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/216dacea1fef7fd4f534756c398c0a18f9002a8459c5bd7aff75ca706d168013/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08651.jpg" data-mid="225930813" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/216dacea1fef7fd4f534756c398c0a18f9002a8459c5bd7aff75ca706d168013/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08651.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/165d2d824f5190ff4d0a4a5797901c605befb1190259a2a99f629451a700481e/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08688.jpg" data-mid="225930815" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/165d2d824f5190ff4d0a4a5797901c605befb1190259a2a99f629451a700481e/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08688.jpg" /> <img width="5260" height="3507" width_o="5260" height_o="3507" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc210e10e6a32322bb6d22cee3060611413d58a7c0e2a61c634bb6e6bc4c52c3/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08711.jpg" data-mid="225930817" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc210e10e6a32322bb6d22cee3060611413d58a7c0e2a61c634bb6e6bc4c52c3/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08711.jpg" /> <img width="5274" height="3516" width_o="5274" height_o="3516" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18451fc9fc508e7686ed05beae4fe82c76e6ea7bca0bf258593830fc5e024068/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08534.jpg" data-mid="225930814" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18451fc9fc508e7686ed05beae4fe82c76e6ea7bca0bf258593830fc5e024068/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08534.jpg" /> <img width="4586" height="3057" width_o="4586" height_o="3057" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce6da4569ee3012b22488f74f4e13692e04d0066c2804d18644369d271d33222/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08826.jpg" data-mid="225930816" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce6da4569ee3012b22488f74f4e13692e04d0066c2804d18644369d271d33222/ThusThat_OneSideSawn_OnSite-08826.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/995d537e6b4c73db93afc5fc2218ece495474186e2b39446f7bb474ececb2c65/DSC09387.jpg" data-mid="225930818" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/995d537e6b4c73db93afc5fc2218ece495474186e2b39446f7bb474ececb2c65/DSC09387.jpg" /> <img width="3529" height="2647" width_o="3529" height_o="2647" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63f7fb82973c109685db31c4257f882efa0e1d12ddf4ac47a866aaed11124674/Crust_Context-1.jpg" data-mid="225930810" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63f7fb82973c109685db31c4257f882efa0e1d12ddf4ac47a866aaed11124674/Crust_Context-1.jpg" /> <img width="3590" height="2693" width_o="3590" height_o="2693" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84ace4fc59e0b9e8dfff455ccfec70ed2074a2f20fbc3c34dff2231df23587e3/Crust_Context-4.jpg" data-mid="225930811" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84ace4fc59e0b9e8dfff455ccfec70ed2074a2f20fbc3c34dff2231df23587e3/Crust_Context-4.jpg" /> One-Side-Sawn Collection Description: In the early stages of aluminium production, factories cast molten aluminium into massive blocks weighing in at over 25 tonnes. These blocks are clad with undulating, organic textures that are a result of the casting process. In the preparation of the blocks to be sent to other factories, the sides are cut off, leaving behind thin plates with organic rough surfaces–known as “crusts”. This series reflects the unexpectedly raw backstory to an everyday material. The edges are jagged and roughly cut, resulting in rugged forms that seem to have been themselves byproducts of some industrial mechanisms. The backside of the plates still show traces of the giant saws of the factories from which they were cut. The pieces are designed to be easily disassembled, and recycled.&nbsp;All pieces are cut from a single sheet of salvaged aluminium sourced from a smelter, in such a way that every piece, every offcut, is used. Please contact for custom commissions.&nbsp; Material: Aluminium offcut plates Dimensions: various Lead time: 4 weeks Price on request Terms &amp; Conditions ︎︎︎ Back to shop