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001 (Brick and Smoke)

Collection of stacked candle holders and aluminium tubes

Photo: Thomas Adank

Collection of stacked candle holders and aluminium tubes

Photo: Thomas Adank

Set 1 with yellow candles
Set 1

Charcoal and resin
Yellow london brick and resin
Cut and finished aluminium tube
Photo: Thomas Adank

Set 1 with yellow candles
Set 1

Charcoal and resin
Yellow london brick and resin
Cut and finished aluminium tube
Photo: Thomas Adank

Set 2 with yellow candles
Set 2

Charcoal and resin
Red london brick and resin
Cut and finished aluminium tube
Photo: Thomas Adank

Set 2 with yellow candles
Set 2

Charcoal and resin
Red london brick and resin
Cut and finished aluminium tube
Photo: Thomas Adank

Born out of the frustration with the last bit of wax that always gets stuck at the bottom of a candle holder, Co 001 (Brick and Smoke) is a candle holder that consists of modular parts – a base which cylinders of varying heights, diameters and colours slot over. The design playfully reconsiders a familiar object to enable easy removal of the wax, whilst allowing for a variety of sculptural configurations. Created exclusively for Atelier100[↗], the material palette is an ode to London. Cast into new forms, fragments of the city and surrounding area tell stories of the materials’ former lives and the Londoners who are transforming and giving them new purpose.

Red London bricks stacked on blue pallet

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London Reclaimed Brick Merchants
Uxbridge, London

Red London bricks stacked on blue pallet

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London Reclaimed Brick Merchants
Uxbridge, London

Smoke emitted from charcoal kiln in sunlit forest

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Steven Robinson making charcoal
Wakehurst, Sussex

Smoke emitted from charcoal kiln in sunlit forest

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Steven Robinson making charcoal
Wakehurst, Sussex

Brick

Pile of broken red and yellow London bricks on paving slab

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Waste sourced from London Reclaimed Brick Merchants (LRBM) is used as an aggregate for the cast resin parts in the Brick set. The family-run brick yard prides itself in reclaiming as much immaculate London brick as possible when demolishing buildings. We have used the broken bits destined for the skip as well as dust from brick cutting to give fragments of a former building a new life.

Pile of broken red and yellow London bricks on paving slab

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Waste sourced from London Reclaimed Brick Merchants (LRBM) is used as an aggregate for the cast resin parts in the Brick set. The family-run brick yard prides itself in reclaiming as much immaculate London brick as possible when demolishing buildings. We have used the broken bits destined for the skip as well as dust from brick cutting to give fragments of a former building a new life.

B&W photo of clay miners standing in row holding spades and pick axes

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Unearthing London clay and firing it into brick preserves within it the record of the time and environment of its creation. An indigenous building material which can range in colour from rust, beige, grey, brown and even black is a material map of the uneven distribution of mineral deposits caused by the ebb and flow of the Thames as the river makes its way through the London basin.

B&W photo of clay miners standing in row holding spades and pick axes

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Unearthing London clay and firing it into brick preserves within it the record of the time and environment of its creation. An indigenous building material which can range in colour from rust, beige, grey, brown and even black is a material map of the uneven distribution of mineral deposits caused by the ebb and flow of the Thames as the river makes its way through the London basin.

B&W photo of workers loading up London Brick Company truck

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As Penelope Lively observed in ‘City of the Mind’ the variety of hues in the brick exhibits a ‘range of colour, the uneven look, the way in which each brick differed from its neighbour and yet was in subtle harmony. But, more that that, to look at it was to see the way in which this wall arose from the ashes of many buildings.’

B&W photo of workers loading up London Brick Company truck

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As Penelope Lively observed in ‘City of the Mind’ the variety of hues in the brick exhibits a ‘range of colour, the uneven look, the way in which each brick differed from its neighbour and yet was in subtle harmony. But, more that that, to look at it was to see the way in which this wall arose from the ashes of many buildings.’

Photograph of London red brick identification

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Sophie Wilbraham from LRBM telling us which former building each brick originates from.

Photograph of London red brick identification

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Sophie Wilbraham from LRBM telling us which former building each brick originates from.

Brick dust

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Dust from brick cutting collected for us by LRBM.

Brick dust

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Dust from brick cutting collected for us by LRBM.

Red London brick from a demolished building in Wimbledon, selected for our Red Brick set

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Red London brick from a demolished building in Wimbledon, selected for our Red Brick set.

Red London brick from a demolished building in Wimbledon, selected for our Red Brick set

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Red London brick from a demolished building in Wimbledon, selected for our Red Brick set.

Yellow stock brick from a demolished building in Peckham, selected for our Yellow Brick set

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Yellow stock brick from a demolished building in Peckham, selected for our Yellow Brick set.

Yellow stock brick from a demolished building in Peckham, selected for our Yellow Brick set

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Yellow stock brick from a demolished building in Peckham, selected for our Yellow Brick set.

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Breaking down London stock brick.

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Breaking down London stock brick.

Metal sieve containing particles of yellow brick dust

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Testing particle size for aggregate.

Metal sieve containing particles of yellow brick dust

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Testing particle size for aggregate.

Smoke

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The dust we have used as an aggregate in the Smoke set is a by-product of ranger Steven Robinson’s charcoal production in Wakehurst, a wild botanic garden in the heart of Sussex which is connected to Kew Gardens.

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The dust we have used as an aggregate in the Smoke set is a by-product of ranger Steven Robinson’s charcoal production in Wakehurst, a wild botanic garden in the heart of Sussex which is connected to Kew Gardens.

B&W photograph of past charcoal producing method using mounds of sand as a furnace

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Ancient and sustainable methods have been practiced in this region for centuries to support the UK’s iron industry, which thrived from pre- roman times through to the 18th century.

B&W photograph of past charcoal producing method using mounds of sand as a furnace

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Ancient and sustainable methods have been practiced in this region for centuries to support the UK’s iron industry, which thrived from pre- roman times through to the 18th century.

Logs of British Ash wood before being processes which have been felled to prevent the spread of Ash Dieback

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Currently Steven is processing British Ash that was felled to prevent the spread of Ash Dieback, a disease of ash trees, caused by a fungus now called Hymenoscyphus fraxineus.

Logs of British Ash wood before being processes which have been felled to prevent the spread of Ash Dieback

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Currently Steven is processing British Ash that was felled to prevent the spread of Ash Dieback, a disease of ash trees, caused by a fungus now called Hymenoscyphus fraxineus.

Charcoal kiln being loaded with ash wood

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Loading the kiln in preparation for charcoal production.

Charcoal kiln being loaded with ash wood

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Loading the kiln in preparation for charcoal production.

Charcoal kiln

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Full kiln ready for firing.

Charcoal kiln

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Full kiln ready for firing.

Lump of charcoal

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Less than 5% of charcoal is made in the UK, it’s mostly imported from tropical forests across the world and tends to be harvested unsustainably. Producing charcoal in Wakehurst is less damaging, as it slashes transportation miles and benefits woodlands and wildlife. Charcoal made in the UK is also more carbon-rich, making it a cleaner fuel that’s more efficient to burn (source).

Lump of charcoal

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Less than 5% of charcoal is made in the UK, it’s mostly imported from tropical forests across the world and tends to be harvested unsustainably. Producing charcoal in Wakehurst is less damaging, as it slashes transportation miles and benefits woodlands and wildlife. Charcoal made in the UK is also more carbon-rich, making it a cleaner fuel that’s more efficient to burn (source).

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We have collected the parts which are too small to be used as fuel, that would otherwise be dumped in the woods.

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We have collected the parts which are too small to be used as fuel, that would otherwise be dumped in the woods.

Charcoal pieces and dust

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Processing charcoal particles for use as an aggregate.

Charcoal pieces and dust

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Processing charcoal particles for use as an aggregate.

Charcoal dust in resin

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Charcoal dust being mixed with resin.

Charcoal dust in resin

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Charcoal dust being mixed with resin.

Photo of Co candle holder with charcoal speckles

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Charcoal particles are revealed when sanding the cast resin.

Photo of Co candle holder with charcoal speckles

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Charcoal particles are revealed when sanding the cast resin.