KATER LAB
KATER LAB IS ABOUT CURATED COMPOSITIONS. DISTINCT RHYTHMS IN A SYSTEM.
KATER LAB surface detail
Light and circular rhythm reference
KATER LAB four by four surface study
Landscape rhythm reference
KATER LAB module study
Interior colour and surface reference
KATER LAB graphic composition
REPETITION. ROTATION. RHYTHM. SURFACES IN MOTION.
Animated four by four KATER LAB tile system
KATER LAB surface in spatial application
Interior rhythm reference
KATER LAB visual study
KATER LAB repeating surface system
Architectural rhythm reference
01/09
KATER LAB / BERLIN

VISUAL SYSTEMS
BETWEEN ORDER
AND CHANGE.

KATER LAB IS BORIS KATER’S INDEPENDENT DESIGN PRACTICE IN BERLIN. THE WORK STARTS WITH A LIMITED SET OF GRAPHIC ELEMENTS — LINES, MODULES AND REPEATS — AND TESTS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SCALE, ROTATION, COLOUR AND MATERIAL CHANGE. CURRENT WORK MOVES BETWEEN CERAMIC SURFACE CONCEPTS, PATTERN DEVELOPMENT AND ART DIRECTION.

ABOUT BORIS KATER →
BORIS KATER / BERLIN / INDEPENDENT DESIGN PRACTICE / SINCE 2008
01 / CONFLUENCE / CERAMIC SYSTEM

Confluence

CONFLUENCE STARTS WITH TWO COMPLEMENTARY MODULES. BY ROTATING AND REPEATING THEM, THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE CAN SHIFT FROM A QUIET CONTINUOUS FIELD TO A MORE ACTIVE RHYTHM. COLOUR AND MATERIAL CHANGE THE CHARACTER WITHOUT CHANGING THE UNDERLYING LOGIC.

TWO MODULES / FOUR ORIENTATIONS / SELECTED SURFACE STUDY
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02 / SYSTEM STUDIES / ROTATION + RELIEF

System
Studies

SYSTEM STUDIES IS THE WORKING FIELD BEHIND KATER LAB: 4×4 GRIDS, 90° ROTATIONS, COLOUR PAIRS, RELIEF TESTS AND REPEATED MODULES. THE STUDIES TEST HOW FAR A SIMPLE RULE CAN BE PUSHED BEFORE THE SYSTEM LOSES ITS IDENTITY.

System Studies material study 1
System Studies material study 2
System Studies graphic tile study
System Studies material study 3
4×4 GRID / 90° ROTATION / RELIEF / ARCHITECTURAL PATTERN / MATERIAL STUDIES
03 / FASHION PATTERN / BALDESSARINI

Fashion
Pattern

FOR BALDESSARINI, ALL-OVER PATTERNS WERE DEVELOPED TO WORK ACROSS TEXTILE, KNIT, LEATHER, CANVAS AND ACCESSORIES. THE SAME GRAPHIC IDEA WAS THEN CARRIED INTO LOOKBOOKS AND PRINT — ADAPTED THROUGH SCALE, CROP AND MATERIAL.

Baldessarini all-over pattern applicationBaldessarini all-over pattern application
BALDESSARINI / ALLOVER / TEXTILE + LEATHER + PRINT
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