“The perfect proportions of this table are derived from the Golden Ratio and the relationship between the rectangle and the square.”
The architectonic Ratio table is further exploring the beauty of geometric form combined with exquisite craftsmanship. The perfect proportions of this table are derived from the Golden Ratio and the relationship between the rectangle and the square.
In Ratio, Fenhann shows the close connection between design and architecture, underlining the fact that the difference is often mainly a question of scale. Alone, or several combined, the Ratio table is proposing interesting shifts in scale and direction, making possible different formations and functions.
The inspiration comes from Japanese traditional wooden architecture and the Ratio tables are created as a challenge to make the thinnest solid wood construction possible, still with a stable and strong construction. Thanks to the thin lines in Ratio, Fenhann manages to create an exceptionally transparent structure.
Like the split Cane fishing rods, the table is made out of mitered frames, glued together in 45°. This requires an extreme accuracy that can only be obtained through the combination of CNC technology and handcraft. Special Jigs are created and high skill with Japanese hand planers is needed to get a perfect finish.
The first version of the RATIO table was presented at the RE_FORM exhibition at Kinfolk Gallery in Copenhagen – 2016
Ratio table is edited by Galerie Maria Wettergren in a limited edition of twelve pieces and two prototypes in various woods.
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Ratio
2016
Ash, glass
68 x 42 x h42 cm
Handmade by the artist
Limited editions of 12
Creating designs with an equal focus on sculptural and functional qualities, Rasmus Fenhann’s works are made in carefully selected natural materials, especially wood. He is considered as one of the most important Scandinavian designers today in the field of handmade art design. His working processes combines traditional, sometimes near-forgotten craft techniques with advanced high-tech procedures, including computer-based sketching and visualization. His painstakingly precise treatment of wood sur faces, ending up in a velvet-like, soft finish and with invisible joints, is the result of an extraordinary effort, which is both mental and physical. It is exquisite craftsmanship, close to the obsessive. In the words of the artist, “It has to do with being able to zoom in, infinitely… There mustn’t be any flaws, not even the tiniest, in the delicate woodwork. Time is key, and infinite repetition is expected until a level of breathtaking per fection is reached.”
Rasmus Fenhann has a double education from the Danish Royal Academy of Ar t and Design, Furniture Depar tment 1997-2003, and as a Cabinetmaker 1991-1996. He has frequently exhibited in Japan, Europe and in the United States, and his works are part of impor tant private and public collections including the permanent collection of the Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. Rasmus Fenhann has received several Prizes and awards such as the Danish Arts and Crafts Silver Medal, 2004; the Finn Juhl Prize, 2016 and most recently, the Inga & Ejvind Kold Christensen Prize in 2022.