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©Vasko Sotirov
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Vasko Sotirov

  • Cabinetmaker
  • Urgnano, Italy
  • Rising Star
Vasko Sotirov Cabinetmaker
Contact
Italian, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+39 3482989454
©Vasko Sotirov

A second life in secret compartments

  • • Vasko transforms the best wood pieces into emotional objects
  • • Former chef and portrait photographer, he is inspired by people
  • • He is detail-oriented and always evolving

Born in Bulgaria and raised in Italy, Vasko Sotirov used to work as a chef in a renowned Michelin-starred restaurant until he decided to leave the kitchen behind. Painstakingly self-critical and extremely detail-oriented, Vasko prefers to work on small scale objects, in order to express his perfectionism with the highest possible density. He puts a strong emphasis on quality and technique. His rigorous artistic research is deeply rooted in his interest in human beings. Vasko's wooden creations are intended to arouse emotions, in the same way that a refined culinary creation does.

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Works

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Photo: ©Vasko Sotirov
The Wine Ceremony

The Wine Ceremony is a cabinet for the storage of wine bottles and glasses. This cube shaped piece with a glass framed door sits on a rectangular steel base. The lower third of the door is a thin board of tulipwood which shades the bottles from direct light. A soft internal lamp lights up the sapeli quarter sawn boards that make up the back of the cabinet.

Photo: ©Vasko Sotirov
The Lockdown Cabinet

The Lockdown Cabinet is a physical representation of oppressive emotions during the first Covid-19 lockdown: dovetails protruding from the top evoke some barbed wire; three drawers leaning backwards simulate a barricade; the side panels are arranged as boarded up doors. The drawers are locked and opened with a tricky mechanism and there is a little hidden box that is essential to the whole contraption.

Photo: ©Vasko Sotirov
Burl Cube

The Burl Cube is a perfect symmetry, with two opposite sides that swivel open to unveil storing compartments. The outside faces of the cube reveal some walnut burl that is highlighted by thin ebony borders.

Photo: ©Vasko Sotirov
The Ceremony of Desires

The Ceremony of Desires is a sculptural piece inspired by the many roads one will walk in a life, and the dreams that come true. Eight vertical thin steel rods intersect with eight drawer boxes in a seemingly chaotic order. Each drawer opens differently and holds a piece of abstract painting inside. A magnetic key is needed to explore the different drawers.

Photo: ©Vasko Sotirov
Tea Box of Drawers

Tea Box of Drawers is a small cube with nine drawers and nine hidden boxes, standing on a rotating tray. Tea bags can be kept all neat and organised via hidden magnetic stops and loose leaf tea can be stored in the boxes at the back.

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