Eggshell Console, Jaya By Reda Amalou, 2018, Limited Edition Of 8, 165 Cm

The Gallery collection showcases exclusive designs by Reda Amalou.The pieces are crafted by some of the best artisans around the world and are edited as a series of 8 and 4 artist’s proofs. Each piece is signed and numbered.This elegant console plays on the proportions between the extremely thin bronze legs and the heavy eggshell top. Reda Amaloupurposefully chose a traditional craft from Asia with the eggshell lacquer in amber shades.Eggshell top and bronze console,It exists in white eggshell alsoDimensions: 165 x 61 x H 67cm.Collectible design The eggshell lacquer used for the dot is a precious and delicate finish. In order to obtain the fine cracked effect, real duck egg shells are used. They are washed and cleaned, baked to extract all dampness and then broken up in small pieces. They are then sieved to select fragments of the same size. Each fragment is delicately laid, with the help of tweezers, on a fresh coat of lacquer to form a mosaic or to create the required pattern. It is sanded down and lacquered with 18 to 21 coats of clear lacquer to obtain a perfect smooth surface. Depending on the desired finish, the lacquers are clear, amber or black. For darker colored egg shell, it is obtained through the roasting of the shells to create subtle shades of browns as we have on the top of the JAYA console.