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'''Swell Vase''' is a decorative | {{Infobox | ||
The vase was originally designed in 2011 and sold through Moss. | |title = Swell Vase | ||
|image = CK-Swell_WHI_04.jpg | |||
|param1 = [[2011]] | |||
|param2 = polyurethane foam, spandex, glass, rubber, rope | |||
|param3 = [[Studio Produced]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Swell Vase''' is a decorative vessel made of expanding polyurethane foam pushing out of a spandex net. A coating of rubberized paint protects the foam from UV damage and a glass liner inside allows the vase to hold water. Each piece is unique due to the process of production. | |||
The vase was originally designed in 2011 by [[Chen Chen]] and sold through Moss. In 2016 an edition of 8 solid black vases were produced for "Of Cabinets and Curiosities" at Chamber Gallery. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:CK-Swell_Hang1800.jpg | |||
File:CK-Swell_Hang2.jpg | |||
File:CK-Swell_Hang3.jpg | |||
File:CK-Swell BLA 02.jpg | |||
File:CK-Swell_BLA_05.jpg | |||
File:CK-Swell BLA 06.jpg | |||
File:Chamber-Swell.jpeg| 8 vases on the Rhino Tower Shelf at Chamber | |||
{...} | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Production== | |||
A drawstring is woven through the holes around the edge of a piece of spandex netting so that when drawn tight, it can cinch around a cylindrical glass vessel. Polyurethane foam is injected between the glass and the netting. The foam expands and pushes the netting outwards and at the stretched limit of the netting, the holes in the netting act like an extrusion die, allowing some foam to pass through. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Swell_3082.jpg|Clamping to keep in position as foam expands | |||
File:Swell_3186.jpg|Hanging vases in production | |||
File:Swell_3175.jpg|Hanging vases at Moss | |||
File:Swell_3249.jpg|Hanging vases drying in back of 13 Greenpoint Ave. studio. | |||
File:Swell_3495.jpg|Modified clamping | |||
{...} | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Finishes== | |||
Polyurethane foam will degrade and crumble under prolonged exposure to UV radiation. A layer of rubberized paint is sprayed over the vase to protect the foam. Solid coats can be done but applications of multiple light dusting layers of paint can achieve a coating only on the foam parts, leaving the spandex color intact. This effect is due to the convex shape of the extruded foam while the spandex netting is recessed. | |||
Latest revision as of 17:21, 8 June 2018
| Design Year: | 2011 |
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| Dimensions: | polyurethane foam, spandex, glass, rubber, rope |
| Materials: | Studio Produced |
Swell Vase is a decorative vessel made of expanding polyurethane foam pushing out of a spandex net. A coating of rubberized paint protects the foam from UV damage and a glass liner inside allows the vase to hold water. Each piece is unique due to the process of production.
The vase was originally designed in 2011 by Chen Chen and sold through Moss. In 2016 an edition of 8 solid black vases were produced for "Of Cabinets and Curiosities" at Chamber Gallery.
8 vases on the Rhino Tower Shelf at Chamber
Production
A drawstring is woven through the holes around the edge of a piece of spandex netting so that when drawn tight, it can cinch around a cylindrical glass vessel. Polyurethane foam is injected between the glass and the netting. The foam expands and pushes the netting outwards and at the stretched limit of the netting, the holes in the netting act like an extrusion die, allowing some foam to pass through.
Clamping to keep in position as foam expands
Hanging vases in production
Hanging vases at Moss
Hanging vases drying in back of 13 Greenpoint Ave. studio.
Modified clamping
Finishes
Polyurethane foam will degrade and crumble under prolonged exposure to UV radiation. A layer of rubberized paint is sprayed over the vase to protect the foam. Solid coats can be done but applications of multiple light dusting layers of paint can achieve a coating only on the foam parts, leaving the spandex color intact. This effect is due to the convex shape of the extruded foam while the spandex netting is recessed.