There's something about unfinished drawings, designer's models, and creative doodles and musings that is utterly compelling, which is why we're always first in line at the Prototypes and Experiments exhibitions that have been taking place over the last couple of years at the Aram Gallery in Covent Garden. And happily Casts and Moulds, the latest and sixth installment of the series, is perhaps the best yet.
Opening last week, Casts and Moulds focuses on casting and
moulding as a means of manufacture, 14 designers - among them
BarberOsgerby, Michelle Oh, and Max Lamb - share the trials, tests
and experiments that go into the creation of their work. Product,
furniture, jewellery and architecture are all represented with an
array of prototypes that represent the different stages of their
development.
The models on show expose the attention that goes into even the
tiniest design details as well as demonstrating whole cast
projects, but it's the shoes, noone will be too surprised to learn,
that we homed in on fastest. Both Tracey Neuls and Marloes ten
Bhomer's clever leatherwork and free-folded cardboard models give
an entirely new insight into what goes on behind the scenes, a new
appreciation of their fancy footwork to boot... All in all a show
worth stepping out for.
www.aram.co.uk
www.barberosgerby.com
www.michelle-oh.com
www.maxlamb.org
www.tn29.com
http://marloestenbhomer.squarespace.com/
Text: Henrietta Thompson
Images courtesy of Aram Gallery
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