This table is called Fractal and was designed by Platform. “Fractal table is a result of studies into fractal growth patterns that can be found in nature and which can be described with mathematical algorithms. Treelike stems grow into smaller branches until they get very dense towards the top to form a quasi-surface. The structure starts quite unorganized at the bottom and gets progressively organized till it ends in a regular grid, thus a progression from an approximate fractal to a fractal with exact self similarity”.

I love this piece because it takes from nature and applies mathematics which is then refined into art. I too am fascinated by the world of mathematics and how it translates to the natural world, how the seemingly unordered finds order. I can really identify with the statement from the designers here. “The fascination for us as designers lies in the objects’ grown and organic nature but also in its structured and mathematical quality. Both in terms of size and complexity Fractal Table pushes the manufacturing process to its limits.”

This next piece is a beautiful hand worked martini glass called Botanical by Benjamin Hubert Studio looks to be inspired by a root system. The thing I find interesting with this one is that the top of the glass is very rigid like a typical martini glass but then the main stem of the glass turns into a more natural type root system with slight curves and wiggles in the shape along with irregularities. This fluidity almost produces a movement even though the glass is very obviously static. It looks like the roots should grow or that new ones may sprout out at any given moment.

Something recently reminded me of a fond childhood memory. I’m not quite sure how old I was, I believe 5 or less, but even back then I drew all the time. If I needed to figure something out, drawing always had the answer.

My room, for a time, was in the top floor and the walls were still unpainted. I thought it was the best place to be because the ceilings were low and had strange angles which seemed exciting. And I was small so it was especially fun because adults had to hunch over to be in my room, like giants. I used to constantly wonder what time it was…then simply draw a clock on the wall to find out. That is of course how you tell time!

After awhile, there were clocks everywhere. There were green ones, reds ones, blue ones….big ones, little ones. They were especially concentrated near my bed because, well, one needs to know what time it is the most when one wakes up or is going to sleep. But they were everywhere.

I often wonder what became of those clocks. When we moved, the couple that bought the house from my parents loved it and said they didn’t want to finish the upstairs because they didn’t want to paint over those walls, my art. While I wish digital cameras existed back then, I know I’ll always remember the way I used to tell time.

via veryverybeautiful

I need to get me one of these. You can get yours at Etsy. I love Etsy, it’s got all kinds of handmade goodness. Spotted via Happy Cavalier.