The idea
Celebrating a floor plan.
The floor plan of Chartres Cathedral is loaded with geometric proportion, and intricate in a way few buildings are. The panel was made to celebrate it: to bring the plan to light and show its beauty without turning it into a lesson in lines and circles.
The same geometry shapes the panel, whose facets follow the lines behind the floor plan. Every pillar and wall sits where the builders put it around 1200. Up close one sees individual gilded shapes standing proud of the black wood. From across the room they turn into a cathedral.
Made by hand.
The panel is made in Joachim Tantau's studio near Hamburg. Each pillar and wall of the plan is cut, gilded in 22.5 carat champagne gold leaf and set onto the ebonised surface of the faceted oak panel. It is a one-off piece.
Details
The piece
- Material
- Ebonised oak, 22.5 ct champagne gold leaf
- Size
- 120 × 210 cm
- Weight
- 40 kg
- Edition
- One of a kind
- Creator
- Joachim Tantau, Hamburg, Germany
Price and purchase
- Price
- EUR 12,960 incl. 19% VATWithout VAT: EUR 10,891Buyers outside the EU pay no German VAT. Shipping and import duties are not included.
- Includes
- Wooden crate, installation and care instructions
- Viewing
- Welcome in the studio in Hamburg at any time, just ask
Installation
- Mounting
- The panel is heavy and needs a sturdy wall. It hangs from two bolts screwed into the wall, which sit behind the panel.
- Manual
- Installation and care instructions are included.
Service and warranty
- Warranty
- 24 months on materials and surface
Enquire about Chartres.
To buy Chartres, to see it in the studio in Hamburg, or to ask about a piece for a specific room, write to the studio. Send a photo of your wall and the piece will be shown on it before you decide. Replies come from Joachim Tantau personally.
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