Considered ‘king of the gods’ in the ancient Phoenician and Carthaginian civilisations (rulers of the Mediterranean between the 8th and 2nd centuries BC) Moloch Baal represented purifying fire, fertility and the power of light (the soul) and darkness (the flesh). At the dawn of time, the spirit of Moloch transformed itself into darkness by becoming matter, being represented as a bullheaded human figure seated on his throne.
LET THE FLAMES PURIFY
TOTEMIC, SOLENM, AUSTERE, DARK AND CRYPTIC.
MASSIVE SILOUETTES OF APPARENT ROUGHNESS AND SIMPLICITY CONTRAST WITH FINELY HANDCRAFTED WOODEN
SURFACES OF ACCURATE ERGONOMICAL ANGLES AND CNC MILLED BRASS FITTINGS.
THE KNOWLEGE ARMCHAIR
THE SEAT, A MASSIVE SOLID WOOD SLAB SEEMS TO FLOAT OVER THE FLOOR, CANTILEVERED UNDER THE ARMRESTS, WHICH MOVE FORWARD FROM THE REAR LEGS/COLUMNS. A LOWER BALUSTRADE DISTRIBUTE THE LOAD, GIVING THE WHOLE STRUCTURE ITS ARCHITECTURAL ESSENCE.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES, ANGLES AND COUNTERBALANCES AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE BASE AND THE BACK REST, MAKE THE MAIN BODY OF THE ARMCHAIR SEEM TO LEVITATE ABOVE THE GROUND.
DIMENSIONS: 74 H X 93 W X 82 L (CM)
WEIGHT: 60 KG.
MATERIALS: ASH, SOLID WOOD. EBONIZED AND FINISHED WITH NON TOXIC WATER VARNISH. BURNISHED BRASS. INTERIOR FITTINGS SCREWS: STAINLESS STEEL.
THE KNOWLEGE ARMCHAIR
DESIGN, EXECUTION AND COPYRIGHT: Trinidad Salamanca & Pablo Párraga.
IMAGES: Carmela Alonso.
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