OBJ-10 ESTABLISHES A DIALOGUE OF CONTRASTS. ITS DESIGN ORIGINATES IN THE DOORS, TWO SYMMETRICAL RECTANGLES THAT, WHEN HAMMERED IN THEIR CENTRAL AREA, DEFORM TO CREATE AN OPENING: A SLIT THAT INVITES YOU TO SLIDE YOUR HAND AND DISCOVER ITS INTERIOR. THIS DESIGN GESTURE CREATES A POINT OF TENSION BETWEEN THE GEOMETRIC AND THE ORGANIC, HIGHLIGHTING THE TRANSFORMATION OF COPPER THROUGH HUMAN MANIPULATION.
THE CABINET IS A MONO-MATERIAL PIECE OF COPPER, BOTH ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. THE EXTERNAL SURFACE RETAINS THE RAW FINISH OF THE COPPER, ALLOWING THE MARKS OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS, THE HEAT OF THE FIRE AND THE ARTISAN’S FINGERPRINTS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. IN CONTRAST, THE MIRROR-POLISHED INTERIOR REVEALS A GLINT OF COPPER IN ITS PUREST STATE, OFFERING A DUALITY BETWEEN RAWNESS AND PRECISION.
year: 2024
Edition: limited
Dimensions: 200L X 200W X 70H CM / 79L X 79W X 28H IN
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ALL PIECES ARE HANDCRAFTED BETWEEN SANTA CLARA DEL COBRE, MICHOACÁN, AND MEXICO CITY. WORKING PRIMARILY WITH METAL—ESPECIALLY COPPER, ALONGSIDE BRASS, STAINLESS STEEL, AND ALUMINUM—THE PROCESS IS ROOTED IN TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH MASTER ARTISANS.
COPPER PIECES ARE HAND-HAMMERED THROUGH A HIGHLY ARTISANAL PROCESS IN WHICH THE MATERIAL IS HEATED IN FIRE TO BECOME MALLEABLE AND THEN SHAPED THROUGH REPETITIVE, PRECISE GESTURES. THE FINAL STAGE TAKES PLACE IN MEXICO CITY, WHERE EACH PIECE IS CAREFULLY REFINED AND FINISHED.
DEFINED BY COMPLEX FORMS AND CHALLENGING SCALES, THE WORK REQUIRES TIME, PRECISION, AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL. EACH PIECE IS MADE SLOWLY AND DELIBERATELY, EMBRACING THE CHARACTER AND NATURAL VARIATIONS OF THE PROCESS.
