The New Collection from Pani Jurek is an Homage to the Art of Jan Tarasin

A fascination with Jan Tarasin paintings and graphics was a starting point for the creation of the whole collection. Tarasin was interested in the world of objects. He began with a realistic record of objects that he simplified and reduced until a system of abstract signs was formed. In her latest collection, Pani Jurek reverses this process, turning ideograms into things again. Her three dimensional objects have a simple calligraphic form so they can play and talk together as if they were letters from a nonexistent alphabet. 

“Looking for the form of an object, placing things in the space or building the relation between them, is all ‘visual thinking’ to me. I am also a painter by education and picture thinker. I believe we all are. Furnishing the apartment or setting the table, more or less consciously, means that everyday we are creating an infinite number of compositions, that all refer to our sense of harmony and proportion.”

For Jurek, lighting design was an intuitive choice. “Lighting design is not as dominated by function or an ergonomy as other furniture. When you come into the room, there are usually many things on the floor, but when you look upward, the space is empty. A lighting fixture is a kind of sculpture, with which you can fill the space.

Most of my designs are deeply rooted in my childhood. Light and an atmosphere are things that come back to me in the form of longings and inspirations. Even if at the beginning it looks kitschy and overly sentimental like a rainbow, I like to face it, to deal with it.”

There are 5 models of side tables in the collection, 4 types of mirrors and ceramic lighting fixtures, whose single elements can be arranged into the compositions. The hand crafted process of glazing ceramics and furniture making gives the collection a truly unique character. Each piece is one of a kind. 

The furniture is made in cooperation with Square Drop, conservative lab and bespoke furniture studio. Hand crafted in solid ash wood, with traditional cabinet making techniques, the furniture is wood stained and covered with natural wax. Ceramic lighting fixtures are finished with brass elements. 

The collection is made for residential and commercial spaces. Objects can be arrange together like blocks of a puzzle, but, due to their sculptured look, they also suit perfectly as single accent pieces in a private apartment. 

See the full collection at www.panijurek.pl.