Offered by:
Sten Studio
255 Amsterdam, Suite 307
Mexico City 06100 , Mexico
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52.553.400.0568
Showrooms
Volcanic Shade I
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Description
Through an abstracted geometric language – a ludic set of variations between squares and circles– these stools seek to establish a millenary connection with Earth itself. Serving as a visual metaphor for volcanoes that, through their craters, open faultlines into the Earth's core, they are made from square-shaped blocks of a variant of lava stone and circles carved out of different kinds of onyx. As those materials originate in a geological time scale, each piece is a time capsule compressing a temporal span alien to human understanding. While the base material is an actual product of volcanic activity, the color variants of the onyx –Talan Green and Aztec Red– bring to mind the intense viridian tonalities of volcanic crater lakes formed from eruptions, or the crimson lava rivers gently flowing adrift out of the summit. Furthermore, the stools double as a tribute to the Mexican territory and its volcanic belt region, home to active and dormant entities and several lakes of a shared origin.
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More Information
Documentation: Certificate of Authenticity Origin: Mexico Period: New Materials: Lava stone and red aztec onyx Condition: New. Styles / Movements: Modern, Contemporary, Collectible Design Incollect Reference #: 563695 -
Dimensions
W. 12.9 in; H. 16.9 in; D. 16 in; W. 32.77 cm; H. 42.93 cm; D. 40.64 cm;
Message from Seller:
Sten Studio is a design enterprise located in Mexico City, whose motive is to create objects and furniture that turn the use of minerals as materials into their essence. Thanks to it, all pieces are unique, given the characteristics proper to each of the stones. The studio is born from the passion for geology and industrial design, which has resulted in the experimentation with rock crystals that are yet to be explored in the world of decoration.
