Large Portante Candleholder by Gumdesign

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To support a load or to translate, to transmit contents of one's own history to a different era; time and … Read more To support a load or to translate, to transmit contents of one's own history to a different era; time and matter meet in a simplified, heavy object: a time capsule. A temporal translation that requires the essence, the soul, the "monolith" that contains memory and experience, transport and transported to preserve words, objects, information destined to be found in a future era. What we see now will be the present of a distant future, a physical bridge between us and "them."

Portante is made of CNC-milled natural iron; a cylinder made of pure, heavy material, determined to transform itself throughout its life thanks to its surface, which changes under the influence of external agents. It is a container ready to protect information; an alchemical, primordial treasure chest. See less