Visual Index | Martin Lenclos Art & Design Experiments | L'Enclos by Martin Lenclos

The Separated Table — Concrete witness study / side table

Continuum of Resilience, Shou Sugi Ban skateboard study — white oak and sapele

Perceptual Terrain — Stool, white oak

Board Room, No. 2 — Continuum of Resilience case study.

The Fallen Lamp — Floor, rendered design study — blackened steel / brass / fiberglass / parchment.

The Divided Light — Floor lamp, with the Withheld Vessel I — Double Front, and a wood jar from the Perceptual Terrain series.

Painted image from Contours of Impermanence

Forest Cookware series — Perception inquiry, part of the Ordinary Witness Objects

Forest Cookware series, pan on a kitchen counter — Perception inquiry, part of the Ordinary Witness Objects

Board Room, No. 1 — Continuum of Resilience, private installation.

Perceptual Terrain — Chair, prototype inquiry, rendered design study, white oak

Paradox of the Atypical Typical Device — Prototype of a chair, white oak

Painted image from the Contours of Impermanence series.

Perceptual Terrain — Bench, prototype inquiry, rendered design study, white oak

Paradox of the Atypical Typical Device — Martin Lenclos sitting on the chair, white oak

Design fiction: Razing Fire Matches, matchsticks from the Cherry Blossoms Match Set — Speculative design object, Art for Change

Two skateboards from Continuum of Resilience series — Photo Martin Lenclos

The Cherry Blossoms Match Set from the Razing Fire Matches series — Speculative design object.

Perceptual Terrain — Bowl, prototype inquiry, rendered design study, white oak

Coronavirus Response — Sculpture, Self-Questioning Device. Original sketch by Martin Lenclos

The Open Ground V, a floor treatment and installation — concrete / clay brick excavation

Painted image from the Contours of Impermanence series

Forest Cookware series — Dish. Part of the Ordinary Witness Objects / case study

Painted image from the Contours of Impermanence series.

The Divided Light — Floor lamp study — blackened steel / antique bronze interior

A Candle a Day from Memorial Candleholder Series, a Self-Questioning Device.

Pretext I. Candleholder witness study — ancient copper

Pieces of Evidence — Steel, hammered brass, and LED light studies / set of three

The Withheld Vessel I — Double Front; Bisque ceramic witness studies / vessel series

The Struck Pendant (a tinted fiberglass pendant light) with the Perceptual Terrain Bench.

A vessel from the Jacob Vase series with the Perceptual Terrain Chair.

The Pepper Threads from Flavors of Misconduct, photo by Martin Lenclos

Two skateboards from the Continuum of Resilience series. Photo by Martin Lenclos

A Candle a Day from Memorial Candleholder Series, a Self-Questioning Device.

The Divided Light — Floor lamp with Martin Lenclos — blackened steel / antique bronze interior

A painted image from Contours of Impermanence featuring the Valley Chair

The Open Ground III, a floor treatment and installation — oak / white clay brick / concrete trench

The Withheld Vessel II also called Bridged Vessel from Ordinary Witness Objects.

The Wall Candleholder, as part of Ordinary Witnesses study — brass / square copper-colored candles

The Potish Vessel — Carceral; Terracotta witness studies / jar series part of Ordinary Witness Objects

The Heliconia Match Set from the Razing Fire Matches series — Speculative design object.

A painted image from Contours of Impermanence featuring the Perceptual Terrain Desk and Valley Stool

The Fallen Lamp — Small, rendered design study — blackened steel / brass / fiberglass / parchment.

The Bruised Weave — Chair; Ordinary witness study — woven rattan / blackened steel

The Bruised Weave — Low Table; Ordinary witness study — woven rattan / blackened steel

The Divided Light — Table. Lamp study — blackened steel / antique bronze interior

The Fallen Lamp — Small, rendered design study — blackened steel / brass / fiberglass / parchment.

The Withheld Vessel V — Crossed Hold; Bisque ceramic witness studies / vessel series

The Bruised Weave — Low Table; Ordinary witness study — woven rattan / blackened steel

Paradox of the Atypical Typical Device — the chair. Elevation drawing by Martin Lenclos

The Struck Pendant (a tinted fiberglass pendant light)

Painted image on rice paper from the Shadows of the Mind

Pretext II. Candleholder witness study — ancient copper

The Bruised Weave — Console Table; Ordinary witness study — woven rattan / blackened steel

The Potish Vessel — Disempowered; Terracotta witness studies / jar series part of Ordinary Witness Objects

A painted image from Contours of Impermanence featuring the Shadows of the Mind, No. 4

The Withheld Vessel I — Double Front; Bisque ceramic witness studies / vessel series

Perceptual Terrain — Chair, prototype inquiry, rendered design study, white oak

A Candle a Week from Memorial Candleholder Series, a Self-Questioning Device.

A painted image from Contours of Impermanence featuring the Forest Cookware Dish, the Cherry Blossom Razing Fire Matches and spices from Flavors of Misconduct series.

Board Room, No. 3 — Continuum of Resilience case study.

A painted image from Contours of Impermanence featuring the Perceptual Terrain Round Table

The Withheld Vessel VII — Side Arm; Bisque ceramic witness studies / vessel series

The Potish Vessel — Broadcast; Terracotta witness studies / jar series part of Ordinary Witness Objects

Jacob Vase, No. 1

Perceptual Terrain — Stool, prototype inquiry, rendered design study, white oak

Separation from the Wall Candleholder series, as part of Ordinary Witnesses study — brass / square copper-colored candles

Painted image on rice paper from the Shadows of the Mind

Martin Lenclos and Ordinary Witness Objects

The Potish Vessel — Extraction; Terracotta witness studies / jar series part of Ordinary Witness Objects

Jacob Vase, No 9.

The Red Torch Ginger Match Set from the Razing Fire Matches series — Speculative design object.

A painted image from Contours of Impermanence

A Candle a Day from Memorial Candleholder Series, a Self-Questioning Device.

Forest Cookware series — Dish. Part of the Ordinary Witness Objects / case study

Chili Clusters from Flavors of Misconduct, case study

The Withheld Vessel III — Crowned; Bisque ceramic witness studies / vessel series

Ginger Bullets from Flavors of Misconduct, case study.

Martin Lenclos holding the Continuum of Resilience Skateboard, No. 2

A painted image from Contours of Impermanence

Paprika Impact Buttons from Flavors of Misconduct, case study

Paradox of the Atypical Typical Device — Prototype of a chair, white oak. Photo Martin Lenclos

Board Room, No. 3 — Continuum of Resilience case study.

Martin Lenclos holding a Jacob Vase series vessel for the Design For Nothing Method

The Orangutan Match Set from the Razing Fire Matches series — Speculative design object.

Painted image on rice paper from the Shadows of the Mind

The Cinnamon Teardrops from Flavors of Misconduct, case study

A painted image from Contours of Impermanence

Perceptual Terrain — Jar, prototype inquiry, rendered design study, white oak

Perceptual Terrain desk and stool, A-Candle-A-Day Candleholder from the Memorial series, Jacob Vase no# 2, and The Divided Light, Desk Lamp.

Forest Cookware II — Sapele Handle. Wood cookware witness study — white oak / sapele

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