אמיר מגיע מרקע של נגרות סירות ויאכטות, וכן עבודה עם חומרים מרוכבים. בשנים האחרונות עוסק בתכנון, עיצוב, ובניית רהיטים ועבודות המשלבות חומרים ישנים וחדשים. בתהליך יצירת העבודות מתקיימת דינמיקה בין המקום-אדם-חומר-נגר , והתוצאה הסופית ייחודית וחד-פעמית
I got involved with interior carpentry after years of working on boats yachts (carpentry and working with composite materials (surfboards and sailboa
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I am fascinated by the place where meticulous planning and reality meet, just like the meeting point of body and soul. Carpentry allows a great degree of freedom of action or thought – different craftsmen working on the same plan will deliver (slightly or significantly) different results. A plan by an architect or designer (there are MANY different kinds of plans) sets off a process that may be short, or long, and thorough – sometimes we follow the original plan strictly, and other times it's an invitation to dig deeper. Materials have a will of their own, properties of their own. The carpenter examines a plan, absorbed in thought, manufacturing the object in his imagination – the ex*****on can be identical, or the beginning of a long sequence of trouble. They say Da Vinci and Tesla constructed their experiments in their mind before executing them. As for myself, I turn each complex piece in my mind sometimes for months before I start working, and it stays there well after the project ends – I still remember tiny details from boats and projects I worked on 20 years ago. The image of the carpenter sticking a branch in his mouth exists for a reason – when I plunge into construction, for a moment – or longer – I become that object: I try to identify weak points, to locate problems in shape and structure, and whoever works with me goes through the same experience – each according to their personal ability. In some conversations with the people I work with, it is like diving together, with utmost concentration, into a particular, strange world. I love working with existing or reclaimed materials, whether furniture parts or ready-mades. The high volume of unexpected challenges requires a high problem-solving skill and mental flexibility, a meditation in motion. This process is well manifested in the result. The sentiment or nostalgy a familliar material or detail arouses in me and in every human being; the action of taking an existing object and putting it to a new use, cleverly and tastefully changing its function now becomes a personal statement. From an early age, I started recycling and building things – my father is a mechanical engineer who used to make furniture for our house. my sister still has a coffee table made of concrete and pine planks I found in a construction site near our house when I was 15 – a piece like any other, as far as I'm concerned. You are most invited to read more on our website.
