Stairway to Heaven
For the 25th auction held by La Source, Edgar Jayet proposes a reinterpretation of the TAF studio’s Atelier d’Artek chair. Inspired by recent trips to the United States, Stairway to Heaven is an explicit reference to Shaker furniture: simple, artisanal and purely functional. The chair considers the philosophy of this movement begun in the 18th century, which believed that making something well was a means of accessing an abstract reality that lies beyond ourselves.
With its oversized backrest, its wooden posts stretching upwards, the Atelier chair looks like a ladder, a stairway to heaven. The skill displayed by Atelier Palouma seems to be a means of demonstrating the ability of craftmanship to touch other spheres. A means of showing the path.
Informations
Conception
Edgar Jayet
Production
Atelier Palouma
Exhibition
Association La Source, 50 Chaises Atelier, from 10 to 12 December 2022, Hôtel de l’Industrie, Paris (6th arrondissement)
Photography
Stéphane Ruchaud