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Made On Earth

Reports from the world of backyard technology

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Maria Beate Wegner

Machine Soul

German designer and furniture maker Frank Buchwald says he’s fascinated by the “uncompromising functionality of machines,” and he prefers to experience it raw, unobscured by exteriors of mawkish or overly pleasing design.

Machine artifacts from the industrial age best epitomize the raw quality that captivates Buchwald. His Machine Lights series of sculptural lamps consists of 12 different models, handmade from up to 200 individual parts over a period of ...

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