TOMAS KRAL
PRODUCT DESIGNER

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PLUG

IS A RANGE OF PRODUCTS THAT TRANSFORM THE IMAGE
OF CORK BOTTLE STOPPER.THE PRINCIPLE OF PLUG. THE
WORK IS AROUND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GLASS AS
A HARD MATERIAL AND THE CORK, PERFECT POROUS
MATERIAL. THE GLASS PARTS HAS BEEN CREATED USING
FREE GLASS BLOWING. THE CORK PARTS HAS BEEN MILLED
OUT OF THE SHEETS OF AGGLOMERATED CORK USING
COMPUTER PROGRAMATION - CNC. THE CORK PARTS KEEPS
THE MARKS FROM THE CNC MILLING TOOL AS A PART OF
THEIRS CONSTRUCTION. THE IDEA IS TO BUILD 3D OBJECTS
BY MILLING USING 2D DRAWINGS. THIS PROJECT IS FOCUSED
ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GLASS AND THE CORK. LIKE
THIS I CREATE: SIDE TABLE, LAMPS, BOXES AND BOWLS.

MATERIAL: GLASS & CORK
SIZE: VARIOUS
DATE: 2008 MASTER DEGREE

EDITION: SIDE TABLE, LAMP & BOWLS EDITED BY PCM DESIGN

CREDITS: MATTEO GONET / PHOTO BY MICHEL BONVIN, JARA VARELA