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by Pete Davies
An eroded textured strata base reveals a smooth glowing opal glass orb.
+ Available in two sizes:
Strata Light 1: W: 180mm D: 180mm H: 180mm (W: 7.09in D:7.09in H: 7.09in)
Strata Light 2: W: 200mm D: 180mm H: 270mm (W: 7.87in D: 7.09in H: 10.63in)
+ Dimmable lightbulb, with adjustable white temperature tones. Controlled via remote control.
+ VAT is excluded.
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Year: 2022
Weight: Strata Light 1: 1.7kg (3.75lb), Strata Light 2: 2.15kg (4.74lb)
Materials: concrete, plaster, glass and LED
Sculptural ceramic candle holders are made by hand. The fired clay is left raw and unglazed, celebrating the natural colour and texture of the clay body. The hollow vessels can double as a vase for dried flowers.
+ Currently, we have style ‘b’ available in stock.
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Year: 2022
Size: 18cm x 5cm
Weight: 230g
Materials: Clay, Ceramics
GIFT GUIDE
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STORY TIME
La Muerte Tiene Permiso is a small independent brand that arose from a desire to share the Mexican heritage of artisans through a contemporary lens.
Founded by Omar Ortiz Franco, La Muerte Tiene Permiso aims to celebrate the unique materials and historic traditions of his country with a contemporary finish.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
In the Náhuatl language, Xopan means “time of green” which in turn refers to spring. Xopan is a variation of Manantial (spring) and has been scratched to generate the grooves for seeds to germinate. The vase transforms from a black, solid element to a living, breathing element for seeds to grow. Xopan represents Spring, and the cycle of nature: water flows from the mud to become stone, which then gives life to plants.
Made of black Oaxacan clay, the vase was carefully baked at a low temperature with wood, not glaze, and filters light humidity through its walls. The vase itself resists fire below 950 degrees so it can be used to burn charcoal inside, as an incense holder, or simply to contain water for flowers and other plants.
The vase is held off the ground by a hand-carved stone base made of volcanic stone known as recinto. The shape of the base is inspired by the legs of a molcajete - the traditional Mexican version of the mortar and pestle used to grind spices and chilli peppers - while the arches refer to the basic shape of a cave entrance, thus creating an empty space between the ground and the black clay vase.
+ Limited stock available, after which Xopan will be made to order and has a lead time of two months for production.
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Year: 2022
Size: 10cm x 21cm
Weight: 1.5kg
Materials: Volcanic stone, black clay
Credits: Design by Omar Ortiz Franco; black clay vase made by Cesia Tonantzin; volcanic stone manufactured by Marmoles Covarruvias.
Nightlights of Mexico City is a collection of classic glasses inspired by the nightlife of Mexico’s cultural golden age in the 1950s: sequined dresses, mambo dancers, salsa, cumbia rhythms.
+ Hand blown sturdy glasses made 100% from recycled glass. Each glass is made individually and produced collaboratively across a team of six people.
+ The glasses come in two sizes, tumblers and beer glasses, and in four colours: clear, smoke, green and pink.
+ The glasses can be purchased in sets of 4, 6 or 8 pieces and will include at least one of each colour.
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Year: 2022
Size: Tumblers: 8.5cm x 9cm (400ml); Beer Glasses: 8.5cm x 12cm (600ml)
Materials: Hand blown 100% recycled glass
Credits: Design by Omar Ortiz Franco; production made in Tonalá, Jalisco México by Oscar Preciado
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Gubbins / ɡʌbɪnz (noun)
miscellaneous items;
paraphernalia; hodgepodge.