Pontis low end table with moveable sphere

Pontis

Sculptural footstool / fruit stand, 2022

PRODUCT DATA

Handcrafted by: Laurie Poast, sculptor (b. 1974)

Origin: Norway

Construction: One-of-a-kind / handmade

Dimensions: H 22 x W 90 x D 22 cm / H 8 1/2 x W 35 x D 8 1/2 in

Colour: Ivory Black - a deep, dark, warm black. Bespoke colours available.

Texture: Elephant skin texture with multi-tonal layers of grays and blacks

Material: Ecological resin and gypsum composite, glass fibre, safe synthetic pigments

Weight: 3.6 kg (medium weight)

Description: Brutal Scandinavian minimalism in a contemporary Japandi-style sculptural furniture piece. This strongly reinforced piece can function as a footstool, a fruit stand, a low end table, or a simple sculpture. Pictured with a sculptural sphere which can be purchased separately.

The lightweight construction of this work is made possible with materials and methods engineered for strength at a light weight.

Bespoke options: Contact Laurie if you would like to discuss having a similar piece built for you. This piece could also be built with larger dimensions made to your specifications to function as a coffee table or seating bench, in a range of earthen or vibrant colours.

Severe and bare, the minimalist forms built by sculptor Laurie Poast are startlingly sensate. Spheres, curves, angles, and proportions intuit the early laws of aesthetics to recast our modern theory of beauty into the simplicity, order, and harmony born out of classical antiquity’s artistic principles.

With earthen minerals and composites of resin, gypsum, cement, and stone, Poast builds sculptural vessels, furniture, and objets d’art in her atelier in Norway. Her artworks serve the interior design trade, private art and design collectors, and retailers internationally.

Working with materials is natural to Poast, having grown up with curls and curious shapes of wood underfoot in an acclaimed violin luthier’s workshop. The workshop is where she played, and her play grew quite inevitably into her work. She studied art and business in Wisconsin, USA, and was informed by interests in neuroscience, metaphysics, music, dance, and literature. In 2009 Poast emigrated to Europe, which offered her profound views of both modern design and centuries-old craft work.

Born in the United States of America in 1974, Poast grew up with a strong heritage of craft. Her forebears built violins, architectural structures, furniture, and collector aircraft and automobiles, with self-made tools and machines, and with just about every method and material that could be explored. They composed poetry and short stories, played old-world music, crafted traditional textiles, and curated beautiful interiors. They worked in the hayfields and in charming barns and workshops, and harvested and preserved food from immaculate orchards and gardens on their farm estate.

The connection between the hand and the eye developed here, where young Poast worked alongside her elders. At university she studied fine art and business administration, indulging interests in neuroscience, philosophy, metaphysics, music, dance, and literature. In 2009 Poast emigrated to Europe and lived at the forefront of modern design and innovation, alongside Dutch Golden Age architecture, antiques, and art that offered profound views of centuries-old craft work.