Gravity Stool by Jólan van der Wiel

Departing from the idea that everything is influenced by gravitation, a force that has a strongly shaping effect, Jólan van der Wiel intended to manipulate this natural phenomenon by exploiting its own power: magnetism. The positioning of the magnetic fields in the machine, opposing each other, has largely determined the final shape of the Gravity Stool. It is the combination of the magnet machine with the plastic material, developed especially for this purpose, that enabled van der Wiel to start a small but efficient chain of production. The forms and products are characterized by the freakish and organic shapes that are so typical of nature itself.

As a designer, he sees future potential in the joined cooperative forces combining technology with natural phenomena. "It is my believe that developing new "tools" is an important means of inspiring and allowing new forms to take shape," van de Wiel says. "As a designer I only create some circumstances and the magnetic power creates the shape of the objects."

Jólan van der Wiel, 26 years, graduated last July at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie / DesignLab in Amsterdam. Gravity Stool was his thesis project.

Gravity Stool from Miranda Stet on Vimeo.