Brushes and brooms are something we utilize every day, yet never ever believe beyond their performance. Fortunate for us, Belgian designer Linde Hermans took a look at them and saw past their function. She developed the Bristle furnishings collection, reimagining ordinary polishing tools as massive equivalents, to revive traditional brush-making strategies at a furniture scale.
The furniture reinterprets the brushes as sculptural, mobile things. These pieces feature thick, flat, or rounded wood tops supported by thick forests of fibers, which might be delicate alone however supply strength combined. Aesthetically, the fibers appear as a solid mass, however they enable the furnishings to glide across surfaces while creating a sweeping impact as if the furnishings itself is the cleansing tool.
Imitating the look and construction of jumbo brushes, the furnishings is primarily made using black-stained oak and numerous natural fibers from reed or palm leaf. These ‘legs’ are then placed into hand-drilled holes, secured with noticeable beech wood wedges, emphasizing the handcrafted nature of the collection.
At its core, the collection is focused on renewal, symbolically ‘sweeping away the old.’ It commemorates the typical things that individuals do not pay much attention to. “The brush evokes motion and action, represents cleansing, and sweeps away the old to give way for the brand-new. Through a repetitive procedure, it becomes clear that appeal emerges from time, persistence, and care,” states Hermans.
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Two special edition pieces in the Bristle collection feature recovered baleen rather of fibers. Baleen is a material that is drawn from the plates of baleen whales. This method was generally utilized in the past. Through the special edition, Hermans draws attention to the old ways of whaling. In addition, part of the profits from the sale of the set will be sent out to the Sea Shepherd, maintaining marine life.
Image: Linde Hermans
Image: Linde Hermans 
Image: Linde Hermans Image: Linde Hermans
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