This vessel comes from a series of more rural forms. It shows the past and the present of object design very well. This timeless object is handcrafted with diamond discs on a grinder and finished with hand files and sandpaper.
Diameter 24 cm
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Tom Von Kaenel
- Kalodromo
- Marble worker
- Naxos Island, Greece
- Master Artisan
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From Switzerland to Naxos
- • Tom has 30 years of experience
- • He opened his workshop, Kalodromo, in 2016
- • He creates objects, vessels and sculptures with Naxian marble
Tom von Kaenel is a Swiss-born painter and sculptor who experimented a lot when he was young with different materials. After his twenties, he began working with granite because this stone was available in Switzerland. In 2016 he moved with his wife to the Greek island of Naxos. That’s where he founded his workshop, Kalodromo, which means "good way" and started creating objects inspired by the Cycladic history and territory. Tom works predominantly with marble which is abundant in Naxos but also with clay, assemblages, collages and oil paints. One thing he loves about his craft is “the surprising moment when a form comes out of the material without any thoughts.” What most people don’t know about his work is that he works very fast because he feels the need to bring as many objects as possible into today’s world.
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Marble vessel
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Marble vessel
This object with the turbine forms revealed a surprise element at the end as there were many options to give the vessel a soft touch like tears when cutting out the applications on top. It is handcrafted with flex, diamond discs, hand files and sandpaper.
Diameter 24 cm
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Marble bowl
This bowl which is held by clouds is a new form. It shows how unnecessary things can be beautiful and functional. It is carved out with diamond discs, handcrafted with handfiles and sandpaper.
Length 25 cm
Width 20 cm
Height 20 cm
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Standing Cloud
This is one of four different variations of the standing clouds series. Each one of the four is different. This marble sculpture is created with diamond discs, hand files and sandpaper.
Length 25 cm
Width 22 cm
Height 30 cm
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Early Figure
Having discovered the beauty of Cycladic figurines in the ‘60s, this is one of Tom Von Kaenel's objects created while researching the human body. Its minimalistic form, the trunk and the vertical line show the eternal aspect of being human. This sculpture was made with diamond discs, hand files, sandpaper and some parts are polished.
Height 48 cm
Width 24 cm
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