thread of time
“Thread of Time” translates the principles and rope techniques of boy scout furniture into contemporary design using only rope, without nails, screws or glue. As soon as the knots are untied, the objects disintegrate and their former identity becomes unrecognisable. The rope allows for a continuous reshaping and utilisation of resources to ensure that materials never reach their final, irreversible form in one object and can instead be reshaped again and again. On the one hand, the project emphasises the importance of material and connecting elements for sustainability, reusability and recyclability, and on the other, it questions our understanding of object, ownership and time.
The project was realized while participating in the “Designers in Residence” programme by EMMA Kreativzentrum in Pforzheim.
With support from FDB Møbler and Schreinerei Wörtz.
Photos and Videos by 2R Filmproduktion.
Following my family’s tradition, I joined the boy scouts at a young age. The many hours I spent in nature not only shaped my personality, but also had a decisive influence on my path as a designer.
In the Scouts, I learnt to respect nature and to live in harmony with it. A special part of this experience were the camps, where we built temporary shelters, kitchens and furniture using simple means such as rope and tree trunks. The aim was always to dismantle these structures at the end of the stay and reuse the materials. This principle of sustainability and reuse is still a central component of my design approach today.
With this project, I am consciously returning to these roots. I am working intensively with traditional rope techniques and questioning our modern understanding of objects, ownership and time. The resulting works are a tribute to the essence of simple, functional and sustainable construction that I learnt in my youth.
simon rogalla 