A range of decorative bowls whose flowing curves are systematically interupted by repeating organic patterned cuts which expose a glowing polished edge playing with the light and contrasting with the matt surface. The series of bowls are developed through the creative use of dynamic expanding auxetic patterns, found in nature and utilised in science. We experimented with ways of creating interesting 3D forms from flat sheets and we found that by cutting an auxetic pattern into a sheet we could use the pattern to manipulate the material in ways which would otherwise not be possible. The geometry of these patterns enables each shaped cut to work with the adjoining shape, expanding and rotating the desired amount to allow the complex curvatures to be achieved through the application of heat. The negative space is as important as the material itself, the beautiful undulating surfaces exhibiting varying sized apertures which cast rich and interesting shadows.

Auxbowl is available form:

Bouf.com

Glimpseonline.com