felipe escudero: In close proximity to Existence functional object selection

‘near life’ purposeful object collection by obio-felipe escudero

ecuadorian architect felipe escudero has just lately launched OBIO, a multidisciplinary challenge concentrating on audio, video, trend, and objects. his latest perform, In the vicinity of Lifetime, is a selection of practical home furnishings endowed with aesthetics that revolve about the strategy of life. influenced by character, escudero developed each products to sense animated, as if provided a soul. 

remaining: dune lounge upholstered fibre glass | suitable: dining set features chairs, desk, and lamp

atemporal styles merging significant-tech with handmade accents

for the OBIO – Around Existence selection, escudero (see more here) mixed industrial, substantial-tech, and very long-lasting components with gentle and cozy textiles to react to the necessities of each day use. ‘hand craft is paired with technologies to mold products in ground breaking methods to make consequences that alter depending on the gentle and the user’s stage of watch. this benefits in objects that search like fossils from the potential, expressing atemporal qualities,‘ shares the architect. 

coral sofa is a modular established that provides a wide range of sets

some of the elements made use of involve lacquered wood, handmade glass fiber, brazilian onix, and automotive paint. even extra, this combination of smooth and crafty is accompanied by monotone and all-white hues that elevate the selection to a stage of ‘purity’. interestingly, the OBIO household furniture line is exhibited in an ecuadorian home finished by no other than felipe escudero’s architectural studio. titled ‘magnolia’, the undertaking functions as the excellent backdrop with its brutalist and sober accents. 

fossil chair is upholstered, with a stainless metal composition 

skinny onix table is a 6-meter-lengthy piece produced out of lacquered wood and brazilian onix

left: crack desk in lacquered wood and brazilian onix | proper: pebble meditation beds

felipe escudero, originally an architect, produced OBIO to aim on clothing, new music, movie, and objects

plastic drip bench: glass fibre + automotive paint

plastic drip sculpture: handmade glass fiber + automotive paint

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crack table in lacquered wood and brazilian onix

plastic drip sculpture: handmade glass fiber + automotive paint

shut-up shot of the plastic drip bench

move lamp: 6-meter-extensive blown glass that disappears in the working day and has a powerful existence at night time

task info:

identify: NEAR Life practical object selection

layout: OBIO – felipe escudero | @obbbio

images: halley lee,  saul endara

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