At first glance, these stools may seem alright, but when you learn how they've been created, you'll realize that you have a new-found respect for these Gravity Stools; they are bound to leave you awestruck.

Jólan van der Wiel, a Dutch artist won 1st Prize Interior Innovation Award for Young Talent for creating these stools. So what is so special about them?

Well, Wiel likes to call it, "dialogue with a natural phenomenon". The technique behind creating these stools is a clever and somewhat a symbolic combination of technology and natural phenomenons. "As a designer, I see future potential in the joined cooperative forces combining technology with natural phenomena. It is my believe that developing new 'tools' is an important means of inspiring and allowing new forms to take shape." shares Wiel. He basically uses a device that applies cooperative forces of magnetism and gravity.

Wiel first creates a mixture of quick drying material, magnetic powder and color. This mixture is then placed in metal bowls that are attached to a device. The most interesting aspect of these stools is that they are self-forming. Opposing sets of high-powered magnets determine the shape of these stools. Have a look at this video below to understand the process more clearly:




Here's what Wiel has to say about his unique Gravity Stools:

"Departing from the idea that everything is influenced by gravitation, a force that has a strongly shaping effect, I intended to manipulate this natural phenomenon by exploiting its own power: magnetism. The positioning of the magnetic fields in the machine, opposing eachother, has largely determined the final shape of the Gravity Stool. 

It is the combination of the magnetmachine with the plastic material, developed especially for this purpose, that enabled me to start a small but efficient chain of production. The forms and products  are characterized by the freakisch and organic shapes that are so typical of nature itself."

The Magnet Machine

Working

Magnetic material

Between the magnetic fields

Pulling down the magnets

Wait a few seconds

Growing stool

The materials cure in half an hour

Gravity Stools






























Visit Jólan van der Wiel's website to learn more about Gravity Stools.


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