London designer Marcin Rusak has cut this set of resin works into unusual shapes that are intended as "hybrids of domestic furniture".
White Perma Collection is the latest in a series of works by Polish-born Rusak that encase plants in resin.
For the new set, Rusak has arranged scrap buds, stems, petals and leaves sourced from florists into a milky white bio-resin ? a resin that contains plant-based substances ? which draws a stark contrast to darkness of his resin furniture pieces.
Rusak arranged scrap buds, stems, petals and leaves gathered from florists to create the resin pieces, described as "hybrids of domestic furniture"
After leaving the material to set, he hand drew the pieces of the furniture and then cut them from the solid mass. "Rusak continues the exploration into the world of imperfections and the meticulous detail of floral cross-sections, this time creating pieces from the new white Perma material," said Sarah Myerscough Gallery, which presented the collection at this year's Design Miami.
Perma 04 comprises a low semi-circular bench that connects to an upright stand and small side table
"All the raw material is sourced from the excess accumulated by florists; the discarded flowers are given a new life cycle by becoming the very essence of the material."
Rusak also played with the forms and shapes for the furniture set. Shapes include rectangles and semi-circles, as well as jagged and uneven surfaces that when assemble...