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Casted Ice Cocktail Tables

Steven Haulenbeek's 'Ice Casting' Movable is Made from Bronze and Water

— May 17, 2016 — Art & Design
Steven Haulenbeek is a talented designer that leverages unconventional methods to put together his cocktail tables. The pieces are made using bronze and ice and a special technique called 'ice-cast bronzing' that gives the metal a warped and grainy texture that makes the material look like it has been stretched and pulled. The end result is a bronzed piece of furniture that looks like liquid suspended in time.

Haulenbeek's work is simultaneously both functional furniture and art, offering a sculptural design that gives the cocktail tables an intriguing appearance. The pieces are created using an ice cube with a design etched into the surface. Hot wax is then poured into a mould to capture the design, and render the ice sculpture solid.

Photo Credits: designboom, stevenhaulenbeek
Trend Themes
1. Ice-cast Bronzing Technique - The ice-cast bronzing technique offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for artists and designers to create unique textures and appearances in metal furniture and sculpture.
2. Sculptural Functional Furniture - The combination of functionality and sculptural design in furniture presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the home decor industry to create unique and intriguing pieces that blend art and utility.
3. Etched Ice Sculpture - The use of etched ice sculptures as a design element opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the hospitality and event industries, where unique and memorable experiences are valued.
Industry Implications
1. Art and Design - The art and design industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities with the ice-cast bronzing technique to push boundaries and create unconventional metal sculptures and furniture.
2. Home Decor - The home decor industry can leverage the trend of sculptural functional furniture to offer consumers unique and eye-catching pieces that enhance both the aesthetics and functionality of their living spaces.
3. Hospitality and Events - The hospitality and events industry can incorporate etched ice sculptures into their offerings to provide guests with immersive and visually stunning experiences, creating a disruptive innovation in the way events are designed and executed.
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