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An embodied narrative of material creation

Here are objects that whisper the story of their genesis, showing, sometimes shyly, sometimes openly, the fascinating shaping gesture.

Our way of interacting with the world is increasingly distant. We manipulate our environment more than we inhabit it, through complex, elusive systems. The gap created between production and consumption damages our relationship with things. Let’s heal it by observing the technique, which has more to tell than just its efficiency. ...more


Coffee table: forged steel, inlayed oak

Three wrought-iron legs. The wooden table top slips between them to tell their story. The marquetry narrates the key moments in their manufacture: forging, pressing, folding...