KENTANG,

from Buildex.my-Ong Cen Kuang_Catalogue

AKAR BAMBU,

A glimpse into the window to our world - One of our core values is about material choices. We have been obsessed with paper and the quality of lighting, dispersed by paper. In this case, natural hand made paper made out of banana fiber.

We as human are attracted by the calming effect of repetition however perfect repetition is mundane and predictable, by weaving a little wave of disturbance to the layers of papers has added dynamic value and a signature quirk to our Kentang series.

This repetitive movement has not only helped to train our manual dexterity when we developed the collection, it calms us and put us in a zone where we can de-clutter our mind and let this repetitive technique be in the driver’s seat of this collection. This works closely with the intrinsic quality of the banana paper create an alchemy reaction, which now we identify as Ong Cen Kuang’s methodology, thus identity.

The shapes are all nods to Noguchi’s lantern curves and natures.