“Black materials – cast iron – coal – slate – burned wood … The red-hot recycled iron that can flow down in any shape – which gets stuck on cooling – both hard and soft. The tree also meets the fire! The carbonized / combusted wood becomes coal black on the surface – emphasizes the yarn and structure of the wood surface. It is an ancient Japanese technique called Shou – sugi – ban – Yakisugi
Thor Table – SE 2016 ‘Pitch Black’
