I've been looking into different types of visual deceit and the way that materials can be mixed and finished so they have the appearance of something else. Elena Goray's SOFttILES are porcelain tiles inspired by the pattern on the Chesterfield chair and are finished with such precision that they look more like soft, straining leather. The effect is so uncanny that they draw the viewer in to touch it to confirm what it is.
The juxtaposition of the material vs. what the eye perceives can form the basis for producing a piece which tests the brain and causes the viewer to feel a need to somehow confirm the piece through touch or another sense other than sight. I like the idea that the viewer could become so bewildered by the piece that they would need to touch it just to see whether it was hard or soft, warm or cool and couldn't feel satisfied with what knowledge their eyes could gain from it.
I want to produce something visually stimulating that could also provide a focal point, just as Philippe Stark did with his lemon squeezer 'Juicy Salif'. Though Stark designed a completely impractical product the point behind it wasn't for its use, rather the conversation it would provide and the way it could become a sculptural piece for the kitchen. Though I doubt I could produce anything that could match Stark, I would still like the piece to take inspiration and some of the qualities of his juicer.
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