CROCUS
(standing floor lamp)
by Hannah Kulmann
Brass
Dimensions
380 D x 380 W x 1400 H mm
(standing floor lamp)
by Hannah Kulmann
Brass
Dimensions
380 D x 380 W x 1400 H mm
$10,500
contact; andy@oigallprojects.com
for sales + lead time.
HANNAH KUHLMANN (B. 1989, COLOGNE, GERMANY) CREATES CONCEPTUAL OBJECTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF DOMESTIC LIFE, SCULPTURE, AND LIGHT. HER PRACTICE CENTERS ON METAL, WHICH SHE APPROACHES NOT AS A PURELY STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, BUT AS AN INTIMATE, TACTILE MEDIUM — CONCEIVED AS ADORNMENT FOR A ROOM RATHER THAN AS FURNITURE IN THE CONVENTIONAL SENSE. HER OBJECTS OCCUPY SPACES QUIETLY, YET WITH A DISTINCT SENSE OF AUTONOMY AND PRESENCE.
QUESTIONING IDEALS OF INDUSTRIAL PERFECTION AND SERIAL UNIFORMITY, KUHLMANN CONCEIVES HER WORKS AS COMPANIONS RATHER THAN PRODUCTS. CUT, FOLDED, BENT, AND ASSEMBLED, SHEET METAL IS TREATED MUCH LIKE A PATTERN OR GARMENT: A SURFACE THAT WRAPS, DRESSES, OR FRAMES SPACE. SUBTLE SHIFTS, SEAMS, AND TRACES OF FABRICATION REMAIN VISIBLE, ALLOWING THE PROCESS TO STAY PRESENT WITHIN THE FINISHED OBJECT.
EACH PIECE IS CRAFTED BY HAND IN HER COLOGNE STUDIO AND EXISTS IN SMALL, LIMITED SERIES. THROUGH A MAKING PROCESS AKIN TO TAILORING, KUHLMANN EMBRACES IRREGULARITIES AND MATERIAL RESISTANCE, ALLOWING FORM TO EMERGE THROUGH NEGOTIATION RATHER THAN CONTROL. THE RESULTING OBJECTS OSCILLATE BETWEEN FUNCTION AND ORNAMENT, EVOKING A QUIET INTIMACY AND INVITING A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF THE MUNDANE AND THE EVERYDAY.
KUHLMANN HOLDS A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DESIGN FROM THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN MAASTRICHT.
UNTIL 2025, SHE WORKED UNDER THE NAME STUDIO KUHLMANN.
QUESTIONING IDEALS OF INDUSTRIAL PERFECTION AND SERIAL UNIFORMITY, KUHLMANN CONCEIVES HER WORKS AS COMPANIONS RATHER THAN PRODUCTS. CUT, FOLDED, BENT, AND ASSEMBLED, SHEET METAL IS TREATED MUCH LIKE A PATTERN OR GARMENT: A SURFACE THAT WRAPS, DRESSES, OR FRAMES SPACE. SUBTLE SHIFTS, SEAMS, AND TRACES OF FABRICATION REMAIN VISIBLE, ALLOWING THE PROCESS TO STAY PRESENT WITHIN THE FINISHED OBJECT.
EACH PIECE IS CRAFTED BY HAND IN HER COLOGNE STUDIO AND EXISTS IN SMALL, LIMITED SERIES. THROUGH A MAKING PROCESS AKIN TO TAILORING, KUHLMANN EMBRACES IRREGULARITIES AND MATERIAL RESISTANCE, ALLOWING FORM TO EMERGE THROUGH NEGOTIATION RATHER THAN CONTROL. THE RESULTING OBJECTS OSCILLATE BETWEEN FUNCTION AND ORNAMENT, EVOKING A QUIET INTIMACY AND INVITING A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF THE MUNDANE AND THE EVERYDAY.
KUHLMANN HOLDS A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DESIGN FROM THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN MAASTRICHT.
UNTIL 2025, SHE WORKED UNDER THE NAME STUDIO KUHLMANN.