Lunar Limited Edition Console in Aluminum & Malmesbury Slate by Jesse EdeLimited Edition of 5 Pieces + 1PDimensions: D 40 x W 160 x H 115 cm.Materials: Aluminum and Malmesbury slate.The concept and aim of this piece is to transport the viewer into a zero-gravity realm. This is achieved by bringing the otherworldly cast aluminium surface closer to the eyes of the viewer. Like comets in orbit, the pieces of Malmesbury Slate Stones are set into the aluminium surface and appear suspended in the air.The piece uses height to accentuate its gravity-defying weightlessness.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.