<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Designer Ara Thorose explores the concept of “ladderness” through his minimalist sculptural forms in the latest Ladders series, exhibited at Contemporary Cluster art gallery in Rome.</li><li>Inspired by Swiss painter Johann Heinrich Füssli, Thorose's ladders evoke emotional contrasts and spiritual journeys, blending sculpture and function.</li><li>Thorose's hands-on approach involves crafting each piece from a pipe cleaner into steel and rubber, preserving a sense of spontaneity and gesture in the final design.</li><li>The series includes Stepladder, Standing Ladder, and Chaise, inviting viewers to reimagine the traditional object and explore new meanings through form and function.</li></ul>

Defining “Ladderness” Through Ara Thorose’s Sculptural Forms

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