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Sunday, 17 August 2014

These Guys Pour Molten Metal over Wood to Make One-of-a-Kind Furniture

Now this is something you don’t see every day. Furniture artist Hilla Shamia has developed a unique process for pouring molten metal over carved tree trunks, resulting in amazing furniture!

These unique pieces of furniture come from an elegant new process…

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Artisans pour molten metal over wooden furniture…

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… using molds to guide the liquid metal, they craft special shapes to fit with the wood.

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The metal doesn’t burn the wood. It merely charrs the edges.

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The results are simply breath-taking.

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This is truly an innovative process – the metal flows into the natural cracks in the tree trunks, creating a fused connection between metal and wood… and what a beautiful effect it is!
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