Konrad creates the deliberately asymmetrical shape of his vessels by turning them on different axes. He uses oak wood from the area around his home for this. The object is blackened, finely sanded on the inside and brushed on the outside in order to emphasise the tactility of the lively wood grain.
Height 20 cm
Diameter 38 cm
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Konrad Koppold
- Woodturner
- Leverkusen, Germany
- Master Artisan
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Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+49 21717052596
+49 21717052596
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Decades of oak vessels
- • Konrad likes to turn his vessels on several axes
- • He is equal parts designer and craftsman
- • Wild oak is his preferred material
Konrad Koppold was raised on a farm. He learned how to turn wood during his carpentry apprenticeship and attended the University of Applied Sciences for Design in Augsburg, going on to study interior design in Rosenheim. Self-taught for decades, Konrad mastered the art of hollow turning and to work on very large objects. He explored different ways to achieve irregularities in turnable objects and clamped them in the lathes with a pivot point to obtain asymmetries. Konrad's wooden objects appear simple and sculptural at first glance. "The designer is always present in my work, along with the craftsman." In recent years, Konrad has gained a lot of attention for his innovative approach, fearless experiments and clear design language. With a vessel that he turned on four axes, he was among 30 finalists of the renowned LOEWE Prize in 2022.
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13_2022
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Black bowl
Blackened oak wood and an even annual ring structure give this flat bowl object a calm yet strong presence. Konrad hand-turned this vessel on several different axes.
Height 12 cm
Diameter 42 cm
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Vase sculpture
The wooden designer hand-turned the bulbous vessel sculpture on two axes from the forked branch of a 200-year-old oak tree. The drying process gives the object an additional dynamic feel.
Height 52 cm
Diameter 33 cm
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04_2021
Subtle contrast characterises this thin-walled asymmetrical bowl. It is deep black on the inside, finely sanded and oiled and heavily brushed, bleached and matt soaped on the outside. A staged special grain underlines the sculptural vessel.
Height 17 cm
Diameter 55 cm
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Four axes
This angular vessel sculpture was made on four axes of rotation. The striking annual rings of the oak wood used are particularly tactile on the blackened object due to the brushing of the surface and subsequent oiling.
Height 40 cm
Diameter 33 cm
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