ALAIN GILLES designs new pieces for FDC / Faïencerie de Charolles

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" FAT & SLIM " - A Dialogue Between Extremes Design Alain Gilles for FDC / FAIENCERIE DE CHAROLLES (FR)
The Fat & Slim side tables , as is suggested by their names, are a play on and a dialogue between two extremes. This dialogue is, as it were, pushed to its own extreme, since its ceramic base is exaggeratedly big and chubby, while its metal tabletop is extremely thin, coming to a point with a thickness of just a few millimetres. A contrast between harshness and softness giving birth to a highly graphic piece.
It is also a play between a material generally seen as hot, ceramics with all its artisanal characteristics, and metal which refers more to an industrial and cold dimension. This diversity of materials allows a graphic play between the pieces, which imparts all of their richness. One can thus combine crackle ceramic finishes, reflecting a historical aspect, while still having a more modern view of the tables thanks to the contrast created with their tabletops. But in playing with colour combinations, for example, you can also achieve much more "pop" results.
This interaction between mass and lightness is reinforced by the impression of a floating tablet. The curve of the base has been worked to reflect the light and the environment in which it is located. It is the light that, as it comes to gently touch it, gives it all its subtlety and richness. The play of light on this very specific curve also brings it under the tray, giving the impression that it has just been placed there, or even levitating above the base.
These Flat & Slim side tables are very much part of the aspect of my work that I call "new simplicity", pieces that go back to basics, while also retaining a clearly recognisable personality, true warmth and humanity.

The "Fat & Slim" collection was done in collaboration with Fermob.
Materials: Ceramics, metal.
Dimensions:
Tall version: 47 x 38 cm (H x D) / 18.5 x 15 inches
Low version: 36 x 50 cm (H x D) / 14.2 x 19.7 inches

" STACKED " - The Infinite Ceramic Collection Design Alain Gilles for FDC / FAIENCERIE DE CHAROLLES (FR)
The "Stacked" collection tells a story specific to ceramics, a story of modern ceramics. Stacks of geometric shapes, such as those that could be found on the shelves of a ceramics workshop or in a crockery cupboard, give birth to a collection of side tables with multiple and almost infinite faces.
For each of the two sizes of coffee tables, two ceramic forms are defined, always comprising a base and a table top but, by playing with multiple and unexpected stacking logics, different combinations inspire an infinite collection of side tables. Depending on the combinations, these tables will either be more minimal or more expressive and artistic.
Each combination generates iconic and totemic shapes, to which is added the possibility of playing with color combinations on the various elements, thus further enlarging the number of possibilities. Architects will also be able to create their own versions by playing with colors or with the stacked elements in order to define new product architectures.
This collection offers the possibility of making great progress in the redefinition of product typology, as well as in its customization process, all thanks to the ancestral know-how of the Faïencerie de Charolles.

Material: Ceramic
Sizes: various sizes

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