Spanish design studio Masquespacio has created a trio of colourful clay lamps called Ceramic Blossom, combining 3D-printed and hand-moulded elements.
Presented as part of an exhibition by Isola and Dubai Design District for Dubai Design Week, Ceramic Blossom is a mini collection of three conical floor lamps finished in baby pink, lilac and light green.
Each lamp features hand-moulded "petals" – decorative protrusions that reminded Masquespacio of the spiky trunks of date palm trees that grow across the United Arab Emirates.
"Although we define the design as the blossom of a flower, the lamps also remind us of palm trees, which symbolise prosperity and resilience in the UAE," studio co-founder Christophe Penasse told Dezeen.
Penasse and Masquespacio co-founder Ana Milena Hernández Palacios used 3D-printing technology to create the clay body of each lamp, ranging from one to one-and-a-half metres in height.
Individually handcrafted protrusions were added to each lamp before the designs were fired, finished in a bespoke glaze and crowned with rounded LED bulbs.
"The lamps were retouched by hand to give them a more personal look," said Penasse.
According to the designer, the studio created Ceramic Blossom to experiment with using clay at scale – a material often relegated to smaller objects like bowls or mugs.
"It also gets us away from the solely digital lifestyle," said Penasse, who explained that much of Masquespacio's work demands computer-based technologies.
The collection forms part of Mas Creations, Masquespacio's furniture and homeware brand. It was created at Penasse and Hernández Palacios's self-designed home and studio, set within a renovated farmhouse on the outskirts of Valencia.
Masquespacio's vibrant portfolio includes Bilbao student housing characterised by a colour-blocked interior and a striking burger joint in Turin, Italy, with a blue-tiled seating area designed to look like a swimming pool.
Dubai Design Week concluded last week and featured a parametric cardboard pavilion by British designer Ross Lovegrove.
The photography is courtesy of Masquespacio.
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