Attractive, reflective, colossal, sculptural and monumental, RockGrowth was designed by world- renowned artist and designer Arik Levy, in close collaboration with TF. Located in the region of Lyon (FR), TF works with stainless steel tubes and, since 2007, has specialised in the savoir-faire and crafts that use metal as a source of innovation including urban furniture and custom made creations for private and institutional clients, art and design. Bespoke projects and the eternal quest for uniqueness and perpetual design are the driving forces behind this imposing sculpture – RockGrowth – measuring 4m in height and embodying an artistic and technical achievement completed by a team of manufacturers in less than 6 weeks who strived to respect each stage of the semi-artisan process. Alongside Arik Levy’s studio, TF has been there for each vital production stage from cutting, shaping and finishing the polished mirror stainless steel forms, to the installation of this great sculpture in the Enclos des Bernardins gardens, located in the district of Boulevard Saint-Germain, designed by Chahan Minassian who has been commissioned by AD Interieurs on the theme of Metamorphosis.
Arik Levy and his inspiration
Rockgrowth represents the evolution of the Absent Nature (an on-going project), from biological and yet impossible assumption of planting a “Rock” (mineral) as a seed, thereby taking part in the genetic intimacy of evolution in nature. This natural process interacts with my own process of thinking, which prompts the need to create my own world of possibilities and projections.
When the rock is planted or put on the ground, the mineral acquires, through bio-mimicry, DNA and it germinates. It can then grow and develop in both zones, above ground and underground.
Each and every one of its facets will grow and develop in its own speed and to its own dimensions, creating a faceted tree trunk (see the “Log”) parallel to both bulbs of ruts as well as branching points of growth. Each one of these becomes a single rock-growth. When isolating these elements from their context, their appearance returns to that of a mineral composition of an unknown nature, a representation of a unique atom or of an outer space formation. Its reflection creates a geometrically complex, dynamic image, like a still from a movie of an ever-growing mass in fast forward motion.
TOLERIE FOREZIENNE
TF specialises in designing and creating standard and bespoke metal pieces and collections for all kinds of sectors: air processing, layout, food processing, construction, special-purpose machinery as well as interior decor and furnishings, street furniture, advertising boards, signs…
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The first stage involves analysing your needs either by studying your specifications or providing our support to help you in this area. We then create a design to which changes will be made to improve the technical choices. Depending on how satisfied you are, we then create a prototype to approve the concept, look and design. Last but not least, we finalise the product specification file to guarantee repeatability in manufacture.
