Chilean collective GT2P has used a computer to delicately cut wavy forms based on the Andes mountains into the top of a wooden coffee table, currently on show at New York gallery Friedman Benda.
GT2P, short for Great Things to People, is presenting the piece as part of the Manufactured Landscapes exhibition, which opened in the gallery's Chelsea space last week.
The Manufactured Landscapes exhibition at Friedman Benda includes GT2P's rippled Imagine Geographies table
Marking the Santiago-based design collective's first solo showcase, it contains a culmination of works created as part of a four-year-long collaboration with Friedman Benda. During this time, GT2P has worked on employing digital fabrication techniques to evoke elements associated to its home country. An example of this is the circular wooden coffee table, which is covered with ripples adapted from topographical maps of the Andes mountain range, which runs north to south along Chile's border with Argentina.
GT2P's Imagine Geographies set also includes a cabinet with patterns carved into its wooden doors
To create the wave shapes, the team cut slices of wood on a computer numerically controlled (CNC) router and then pieced them together. The bumps undulate around a circular mirror placed off-centre on the table top, which could be likened to a pool of water.
Along with the table, the studio has created a credenza based on the Andes to complete its Imagine Geographies set.
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