MAISON&OBJET Americas
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David Pompa's Exqui candelabrum in copper blends classic design with contemporary Mexican touches. photography © studio davidpompa; opposite page: photography by luk as peet NEW V ISIONS: STUDIO DAV ID POMPA (MEXICO) David Pompa's work, renowned for its clean-lined elegance, blends contemporary design with traditional Mexican craftsmanship. His interdisciplinary studios are in Mexico and Austria, the countries where he grew up and that greatly infuence his pieces; Pompa also studied product design in London. His goal is to rethink Mexican artistry and reinvent it by combining traditional materials with new techniques and implementing ideas that allow him to move beyond existing boundaries in design and culture. His work also includes creating brand identities for busi- nesses in a wide range of felds, among them multimedia, transportation, and fashion. davidpompa.com A FU TURIST ETHOS: LUK AS PEET (CA NA DA) A graduate of the prestigious Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Canadian Lukas Peet, based in Vancouver, moves seamlessly between creating furniture, lighting, and decorative and industrial objects, as well as designing graphics and public spaces. He draws inspiration from various parts of the world and is strongly committed to and infuenced by the integration of natural materials with modernist form. His pieces have been acclaimed as "future classics" by design critics. Peet has referred to his creative process as "refning a 'Canadian' aesthetic," one infuenced by the time he spent in the Netherlands and other parts of Europe. Through material, technique, and form, and by asking probing questions about design, he has created a universe uniquely his own. Lukas Peet's designs for Roll & Hill are available at Poliform USA, 4100 NE Second Ave., No. 101, Miami, 305-573-9950; lukaspeet.com t h e a m er i ca s m&O m&O 68 m a i s o n - o b j e t. c o m