Applying heat to metal is a time-honoured technique used to construct or shape the material, which Van Laarhoven uses to alter the decorative quality of his designs. He describes the process like “painting with a torch”, using a tight compartment to channel the flame and apply the heat slowly and more accurately.

“After eighteen months of experimenting and testing, this negative and unattractive phenomenon has become something beautiful and useful,” he says. “I’m now able to create repetitive and consistent colours throughout the whole colour spectrum that the material provides.”