Introducing StolenForm Officially launched in November 2012, StolenForm was founded by London design duo Christian Marsden and Ali Amer. Moulding time-honoured traditions of British craftsmanship with contemporary design practice, StolenForm specialises in recasting iconic urban features into striking functional and decorative products. StolenForm’s designers are inspired by the urban environment. Years spent journeying through London’s metropolis led them to notice afresh the ubiquitous and foundational features of the city that are so often overlooked: a brick, a manhole cover over a drain or piece of piping – reclaiming them and elevating them to a new level of function and aesthetic value.
Pad Home Ltd Studio 12 Meet Container City 1 the designers Trinity Buoy Wharf London E14Christian 0JW Perpetually trailing traces of plaster behind him, and talking in a language of hands sales@padhome.co.uk about his next project, Christian embodies 0207 9877341 passion for his craft, honest materiality and integrity of process. www.stolenform.com While completing a BA in Contemporary Crafts at Falmouth University he pushed the boundaries of conventional approaches to object making, experimenting with a wide and unusual range of materials and working their unique properties into the core of his designs. Christian’s work merges current design technology with traditional craftsmanship techniques, creating beautiful objects that speak to the history of craft tradition in Britain.
Ali Born and bred in London, Ali has long been captivated by his urban surroundings. While undertaking a BA in Design and Politics at Kingston University, London, he began to draw increasing parallels between the politics of space and the place of design within large cities. With an instinct for the strong, graphical forms of the city, Ali sees design as an inherently communal process, which engages and impacts us all. Ali’s motivation stems from the belief that no object or form in our shared public space should remain unattainable or elusive, and that design can help to form bonds with, and make sense of, the physical world around us
The brick. Regarded throughout history as one of the strongest and most enduring building materials, it is typically seen stacked together and embedded within the permanent structures it supports. A staple of urban life, this timeless building block is rarely given a platform of its own. Staying true to its familiar 'frogged' form while re-imagining its function, we have designed a sleek ceramic vase, multipurpose in use and a striking feature to add to any interior space.
HANDMADE IN ENGLAND Material:
Earthenware
Dimensions: Width 95 mm Height 200 mm Depth 60 mm Capacity: 525 ml Weight: 665 g
Includes: Gift box | Product card | Protective wrapping
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Pad Home Ltd Studio 12 Container City 1 Trinity Buoy Wharf London E14 0JW sales@padhome.co.uk 0207 9877341
www.stolenform.com