Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime designed from a single piece of Mahogany root wood together with iron parts. 

Inspired by the Hollywood movie of ‘Transformers’, Lotus Arts de Vivre along with local Thai craft masters designed and produced this strikingly powerful design. In the movie, Optimus Prime is the main protagonist of the Transformers film series and the leader of the Autobots, the last Prime, and the adopted brother of the Decepticon. 

Seamlessly merging it with Mahogany root, the wood is a commercially expensive and important lumber prized for its beauty, durability, and color. It has a straight, fine, and even grain, and is relatively free of voids and pockets. Its reddish-brown color darkens over time and displays a reddish sheen when polished. It has excellent workability and is very durable. Historically, the tree's girth allowed for wide boards from traditional mahogany species. These properties make it a favourable wood for crafting cabinets and furniture. Mahogany also resists wood rot, making it attractive in boat construction. It is a tone wood, often used for musical instruments, particularly the backs, sides and necks of acoustic guitars, electric guitar bodies, and drum shells because of its ability to produce a very deep, warm tone.

This piece took over 4 months to create with various iron parts and the mahogany root wood married together, by about 7 designers and craftsmen involved.

Size: 102(W) x 163(L) x 303(H) cm.