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PRESENTING OUR
OBJECT of the MONTH
SPRING - SUMMER 2025
‘ESPINA DE FLOR’
BRONZE ARMCHAIR
by EMILIO FLORES, MEXICO
ESPINA DE FLOR, is an impressive bronze chair, hand-crafted in the lost-wax technique by Mexican artist Emilio Flores. Emilio’s work explores the visual patterns created by the fragmentation of organic matter and how these patterns can reflect social, historical, and personal events. This series does not aim to replicate nature but instead proposes new configurations—patterns that feel organic yet do not exist in nature, suggesting potential forms.
The chair introduces functionality, reminding us that in nature, forms are shaped by purpose and order.
Emilio Flores (1988, Monterrey, Mexico) studied Liberal Arts at the University of Navarra in Pamplona and Creative Communication Strategy at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.
Emilio's work delves into visual patterns created by the fragmentation of organic matter, exploring how observing these patterns can be extrapolated to social, historical, and personal events.
His art has been exhibited in cities such as Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadalajara, San Antonio, TX, Barcelona, and Shanghai.
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“ESTABLISHED in 2011 AS A GALLERY to DISCOVER, SHOW & PROMOTE EXTRAORDINARY, COLLECTIBLE DESIGN, ART & CRAFT.
OUR MAIN FOCAL POINTS IS ON MEXICAN & LATIN AMERICAN DESIGN
WHERE WE HAVE SET OUT TO PROMOTE TALENTS FROM THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
WE ARE PASSIONATE AGENTS, CARING TO PRESERVE TRADITIONS, HISTORIES, THE HANDMADE, SOCIAL DESIGN,
ECOLOGY & A RETHINKING OF THE USE OF RESOURCES AND MATERIALS
WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT MATERIAL CULTURE, TRADITIONAL & SPECIAL TECHNIQUES,
UNIQUE IDEAS, ARTISAN-DESIGNER COLLABORATIONS, CONTEMPORARY CRAFT”
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AND PROMOTE HIDDEN GENIUSES.”