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CHICAGO-BASED REFRACTORY OPERATES AT THE INTERSECTION OF CRAFT, SCULPTURE, AND COLLECTIBLE DESIGN FOUNDED BY ANGIE WEST AND ALBERTO VÉLEZ, THE STUDIO FRAMES MAKING AS A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL FABRICATION AND CONTEMPORARY FORM.
INSPIRED BY THE GEOLOGY AND VAST LANDSCAPES OFTHE AMERICAN FRONTIER, THE WORK IS DEFINED BY WEIGHT, TEXTURE, AND A QUIET IRREGULARITY BRONZE, RESIN, WOOD, AND GLASS ARE TREATED
TREATED AS ACTIVE ELEMENTS SHAPED THROUGH PROCESS, TENSION, AND TIME.
AT ITS CORE, REFRACTORY EMBRACES AN UNYIELDING FASCINATION WITH MATERIALITY ONE THAT WELCOMES THE UNFORESEEN AS MUCH AS THE RESOLVED. EXPERIMENTATION REMAINS CENTRAL A QUIET THROUGHLINE OF MATERIAL INTEGRITY REVEALS FORMS THAT FEEL BOTH EXPLORATORY AND ENDURING, WITHIN THE EVOLVING LANGUAGE OF AMERICAN CRAFT
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AZIMUTH, BY DESIGNS OF THE TIME, MARKS THE SPACE BETWEEN WHERE WE STAND AND WHAT WE LOOK TOWARD — WHERE DIRECTION IS SHAPED THROUGH MATERIAL.
LINEN, WOOL, JUTE, AND MOHAIR APPEAR AS RICHLY TEXTURED WEAVES WOVEN IN TONAL GRADIENTS AND SOFTENED CONTRASTS, EMPHASIZING DEPTH, WEIGHT, AND THE QUIET MOVEMENT OF LIGHT ACROSS EACH SURFACE GROUNDED IN THE EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE AND EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPES OF MOROCCO, AZIMUTH FRAMES TEXTILES AS ATMOSPHERE. LESS DECORATIVE THAN DIRECTIONAL, EACH PIECE ESTABLISHES A SENSE OF PLACE SUBTLE, SHIFTING, AND ATTUNED TO THE HORIZON IT REFERENCES
JOSEPH JEUP + PIERRE FREY
JOE JEUP AND KRISTIN GOLOV OF PIERRE FREY VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS FOR A FIRST LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW
APR 8 | JOSEPH JEUP (CO) APR 9 | JOSEPH JEUP (AZ) APR 16-17 | PIERRE FREY (AZ)
THIS MONTH, WE OPEN OUR NEW SALT LAKE CITY SHOWROOM AND LOOK AHEAD TO UPCOMING EVENTS ACROSS OUR TERRITORY
MAY 5 | DETAILS TO FOLLOW BOZEMAN DESIGN
MAY 7 | STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS DENVER SPRING
TABLE TABLE TALK TALK
[1] KUMO COCKTAIL TABLE X ALEXANDER LAMONT [2] GRECO COFFEE TABLE X JASPER [3] FINN COFFEE TABLE X TROSCAN [4]
MEKONG COCKTAIL TABLE X COUP STUDIO [5] GOCCIA SUPREMO COFFEE TABLE X PHILIP NIMMO [6] BLAIRE COCKTAIL TABLE X JOSEPH JEUP [7] UNTITLED COFFEE TABLE X MARK ALBRECHT STUDIO [8] CALDERA COCKTAIL TABLE X HOLLY HUNT [9] SQUIRCLE COFFEE TABLE X NATASHA BARADARAN [10] ETTORE ROUND COFFEE TABLE X MATTALLIANO
ALEXANDER LAMONT
CONSIDERS THE QUIET DIALOGUE BETWEEN CRAFT, SURFACE, AND THOUGHT
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MODERN SCHOLAR, THE LATEST FROM ALEXANDER LAMONT, REFLECTS A QUIETER PURSUIT WHERE OBJECTS ARE SHAPED NOT ONLY BY HAND, BUT BY THOUGHT. ROOTED IN THE RITUALS OF STUDY AND REFLECTION, THE COLLECTION EXPLORES HOW FORM SUPPORTS STILLNESS, FOCUS, AND TIME.
AT ITS CORE, THE PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE: ART IS BORN FROM THE MATERIALS THAT CALL TO US SURFACES INVITE TOUCH AND CONTEMPLATION, REFLECTING DECADES OF REFINEMENT ACROSS THESE RARE DECORATIVE ELEMENTS. PARCHMENT, LACQUER, SHAGREEN, AND STRAW MARQUETRY UNFOLD IN NUANCED LAYERS, EACH SURFACE REVEALING SUBTLE SHIFTS IN TONE AND LIGHT. BRONZE ANCHORS THE COLLECTION WITH A SENSE OF PERMANENCE, BALANCING DELICACY WITH WEIGHT.
ACROSS THE COLLECTION, FURNITURE AND LIGHTING BECOME QUIET COMPANIONS TO DAILY RITUALS OF THOUGHT AND REFLECTION OBJECTS SHAPED THROUGH PATIENCE, CRAFT, AND THE ENDURING BEAUTY OF THE HUMAN HAND.
1 | The Le Petit Leclerc Sconce by Jonathan Browning Studios distills the sculptural language of the original Leclerc into a more intimate scale Solid brass construction and handfinished detailing highlight the brand’s dedication to material integrity and craftsmanship.
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