MINE(ral).
We tend to forget that most things in use, and most things we find useful, come from deep underground.
As it is, all those who extract minerals from deep inside the Earth are rarely seen or heard. They work, in a sense, in the dark.
As LDW26 kicks off, our Studio Gallery welcomes an extraordinary collaboration which has developed over the last months between Lisbon, Antwerp and Maastricht. Over lengthy calls, exciting talks, plenty of drawings and hints of what could be developed together, one thing became evident from the start: it should be focused on what lies beneath the surface.
What started initially with salt for our Studio will now continue with copper, mirroring the experience of translating natural layers found in each extraction process, into the “artificial” strata which are part of every cycle of production.
As any object takes shape, it goes through many hands. It is passed over, transported and transformed. It travels underground and overground. It experiences light and darkness, cold and heat. It contracts and expands. It changes shape.
A collaboration follows the same path. This one started between places and went through a metamorphosis, not always metaphorical. In a way, it showcases how great Design is part of a particular metabolism. As objects take shape, Designers do too.
“Ceci n’est pas une pipe”, as Magritte would say.
It might just be a lamp.
May the 27th at 18.30 PM at the Studio’s Gallery.
Studio : Gameiro x ST VINCENTS x Nick Valentijn.
Preview. A sort of soft opening.
Not everything which shines is gold. Sometimes(the truly special ones), it’s actually copper.
Drop by to meet us all (every collaboration is in fact a third party).
Shining a light.
