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17-25 October 2026
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Welded Mirrors

Revealing traces in material

Hosted by Loran Khalaf

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

This project is part of
Isola Design Gallery
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Small Welded Mirrors
Small Welded Mirrors
"The first polished metal creates the ideal canvas for welding discoloration. These welding points carry a double function here. Functional, as always, on the back. But also, esthetically visible at the front."

Concept

During all my years spent in the workshops of the academy I have noticed that we often to always eliminate or hide the traces of adaptations in the making process. With my work I embrace those adaptations and give them a stage. Here you can see that, for example, in the welding points that cause discoloration. To create this podium, I reversed the making process. What was first adapting and then doing the finishing touches, has now become finishing something and only then adapting it.
Detail Welded Mirrors
Detail Welded Mirrors
Experiment
Experiment

Colofon

Loran Khalaf
Polestar
MCI
Triodos
Dutch Design Foundation
Ministerie van OCW
Gemeente Eindhoven
Provincie Noord-Brabant
Brabant C
VPRO
Fonds 21
Stir