The collection of MASQ mirrors and vases are easily mistaken as pieces of abstract art. They are masks of pre-Columbian inspiration with a decorative function that stimulates humor in the environment, but when observed closely their practical function is also revealed: two mirrors, the female figure AMAM and the male one APAP and two vases for a single flower, RISUS and ONAM
MASQ mirrors and vases: accessories between pre-Columbian masks, art and irony
In the MASQ collection of mirrors and vases designed by Masquespacio Studio in collaboration with Lucie Kaas, the boundaries between art and functional design become blurred
In addition to the pre-Columbian culture immediately evoked in the mind of the designer part of the duo Masquespacio Studio, Ana Milena Hernández Palacion, originally from Columbia when asked by Lucie Kaas to design a collection of masks the other influence that shapes the new forms of MASQ is that of The Memphis Group, the design and architecture movement founded by Ettore Sottsass
Geometrically shaped and painted pieces of beech wood form the features of the faces that are revealed on the mirrors.
The two mini vases are made of powder-coated steel and MDF wood and make room for a single flower and like the mirrors, fill the space like pieces of art with clear reference to abstract works
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