{"id":2754,"date":"2015-09-25T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T14:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brabbu.com\/en\/news-events\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2015-09-25T11:49:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T11:49:59","slug":"kim-thome-and-swarovksi-collaborate-in-the-installation-zotem-at-va-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brabbu.com\/en\/news-events\/brabbu-news\/kim-thome-and-swarovksi-collaborate-in-the-installation-zotem-at-va-gallery","title":{"rendered":"Kim Thom\u00e9 and Swarovksi collaborate in the installation “Zotem” at V&A Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

London designer Kim Thom\u00e9\u2019s Zotem installation features patterns of faceted crystals that appear to rise up 18 metres through the Victoria and Albert Museum<\/a>\u2019s grand entrance of London Design Festival 2015.<\/a><\/p>\n

The collaboration arise between Swarovski, Zotem is a double-sided monolith embedded with over-sized Swarovski crystals, which rises vertically from the Museum\u2019s Grand Entrance to the Ceramics gallery directly above it, on the sixth floor.<\/p>\n

Related: London Design Festival 2015 Highlights\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kim Thom\u00e9 and Swarovksi collaborate in the installation \"Zotem\" at V&A GalleryKim Thom\u00e9 and Swarovksi collaborate in the installation \"Zotem\" at V&A Gallery<\/p>\n

Kim Thom\u00e9 and Swarovksi collaborate in the installation \"Zotem\" at V&A Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Harrods Timeless Design Is a Must See at London Design Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When visitors enter the Grand Entrance of London\u2019s Victoria and Albert Museum, they are greeted by Zotem. <\/em>Thom\u00e9 encased 600 oversized, custom-made Swarovski crystals within two identical, parallel sheets of matte black aluminium. A roll of brightly collared mesh runs in a continuous loop between the two aluminium faces, and as light shines through, the clear surface of the crystals is animated with a varying sequence of colour and pattern.<\/p>\n

Kim Thom\u00e9 and Swarovksi collaborate in the installation \"Zotem\" at V&A Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

The looping mechanism references analog animation devices\u2014in fact, Zotem<\/em> is a combination of the words \u2018zoetrope\u2019 and \u2018totem\u2019\u2014and yet results in a piece that appears to be digital. The vertical metal frame is an open structure, leaving the installation\u2019s inner workings in plain view. This is half the fun. If hidden, the viewer might walk away thinking the animation is run by computers.<\/p>\n

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Kim Thom\u00e9 and Swarovksi collaborate in the installation \"Zotem\" at V&A Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Must Attend Tom Dixon Conference at London Design Festival 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of the crystals used in the piece are 2.5 times their regular size. The very top of the towering structure can be viewed from the museum\u2019s ceramics gallery, which sits above the entrance on the sixth floor. This is a privileged vantage point, where the crystal grid fans out and creates unique colour effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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