Infinite Ody Circular Seat in Paarl Grey Granite & Bronze by Jesse EdeLimited Edition of 5 Pieces + 2APDimensions: D 44 x W 201 x H 202 cm.Materials: Granite and brass.A bronze and granite seat which encircles the sitter in a ring of stone, creating a sense of heightened and charged spatial awareness.As with many of my pieces, I employed the inspiration of a circle – a shape with no beginning or end.In some ways, the focal work of ‘Of Space and Time’, was originally designed as a viewfinder as it created a vantage point for the journey I hoped to take viewers on.The work was cut from an 8-ton granite boulder into 150 mm slabs that were then shaped and smoothed by hand, producing finely honed curves that invite the human touch.Born in Cape Town, Jesse Ede is a self-taught designer who favours materials and a process-driven approach to furniture design and sculpture. Working primarily in aluminium, stone, bronze, and brass, he looks to celebrate the rawness of uncontrollable outcomes from processes that are uncommonly used.Ede’s childhood was spent at the workbench of his father, an artist, designer, carpenter, and leather worker, schooling him in a wide array of skills and sparking a deep love for craft. For eight years, he worked as an artisan all around the world, including a long stint as a carpenter for a boat-building company in Antigua. Upon returning to South Africa, he opened a small design and manufacturing studio that provided custom interiors and furniture installations for clients in the commercial sector.Ede’s work is the outcome of a great deal of experimentation with open-cast smelting. He favours exposing and highlighting the organic nature of his mediums – manipulating them to expose the contrast between the material itself and the man-made processes that form them into collectible furniture. He sources his materials himself, visiting local quarries to select a piece of Malmesbury slate or granite – the character of which dictates his final design. Every new project sees him taking on a new design challenge and adding to his repertoire of skills.