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Andreas Gerig

  • DrechselWerk
  • Woodturner
  • Zürich, Switzerland
  • Master Artisan
Andreas Gerig Woodturner
Contact
German, English, French, Italian
Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11:00 - 18:00, Saturday 11:00 - 16:00
Phone:
+41 787148899
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Sustainability for high-end design

  • • Andreas started woodworking as a hobby
  • • He mixes craft with a passion for design
  • • Sustainability is a vital part of his work

Andreas had a passion for woodwork for many decades and pursued it as a hobby at first while being a teacher. It was in 2010 that he started a woodworking apprenticeship before becoming a professional woodturner in 2015. Today, in his workshop DrechselWerk, he is joined by his wife Sandra who runs their shop in the old town of Zurich. Andreas’ work mixes traditional craftsmanship with innovative design. He enjoys finding new ways of creating everyday objects, with one aspect always in mind: being environmentally conscious and respectful of the material. Using local wood, wood leftovers and his electrical appliances to the minimum are examples of ways to respect the environment, while always maintaining high quality standards.

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Works

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Bowl tower

Four bowls are piled on top of each other. Wet wood was turned into thin-walled bowls. Unexpected surface images of the wood structure emerge from the differently cut heartwood and sapwood during the turning process. In the drying process, the object finds its own shape.

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Bec de canard fruit bowl

Cherry wet wood was deliberately chosen in order to use the different wood properties of cognac-coloured heartwood and sand-coloured sapwood in the drying process. The round turned shell shape thus gave rise to the sought-after beak shape of this bowl.

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Five 3-legs

Maple rings were turned to make the feet of these vessels. The surfaces of the vessels are wood, brushed, dyed red and black or brûlé. Individual surfaces are reminiscent of black fur. The inner surfaces are gilded.

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Piet

This is a stool with screwed, interchangeable chair legs. The delicate, light legs with turned shapes stably connect the slightly curved, solid seat to the floor. The reddish splash core gives the seat something special.

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Colourful and versatile

Here are two towers of turned bowls. Lurin, in the shape of a truncated cone with a gilded, luminous interior. Unda, for fruit, with a narrow stand and ogee curved body. The outer surfaces are brushed, dyed red, yellow, blue or brûlé and in nature.

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