NICK SPANSWICK
EVENTS AND DESIGN
I wanted to play with creating a luxurious and glamorous table setting in the middle of an abattoir - what would it look like and how could flowers, candles and napkins make death beautiful?
I cut life-size meat shapes from polystyrene and used the company's ceramics to create the effect of skin, flesh and bones.
Obtaining the right colour and consistency took many attempts.
The roses poured from the crystal candelabra into the blood table.
Guests loved interacting with the table.
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'Blood wedding' ceramic exposition
A well-known Turkish ceramic company asked designers to create a unique design piece incorporating their tiles and ceramics. For me, tiles remind me of kitchens and hospitals, so I thought it would be fun to play with expectations and create a 'Blood Wedding' table decor set in an abattoir...
I cut life-size meat shapes from polystyrene and used the company's ceramics to create the effect of skin, flesh and bones.
We created artificial blood from a mixture of blood and glue
The finished table decor.
The slabs of ceramic meat.
Table detail.
I loved the idea of the roses pouring into the blood.
Guests loved interacting with the table.
Table detail with candles lit.
Meat detail.