Pabilo Lamp, 2010.
Materials: wood, agave fiberpaper, cotton thread, natural bees wax with its natural color: yellow, light bulb which emits low heat.
Electrical & paper ensamble: Willy Epenberg
These lamp is the result a collaboration of Valeria Florescano in conjunction with the traditional family workshop of Viviana Alavés Hipólito in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. The technique is to form pieces or " laced " thin layers of wax by using wooden, clay or glass fiber molds. The natural bee 's wax , before was colored with natural dyes such as coconut, indigo, or cochinneal insects. This collaboration with the artisans of Oaxaca tries to explore the formal possibilities of the material, and maintain active and competitive this technique for producing contemporary pieces.
The collaboration was preceded by the exhibition "Transverse Object" sponsored by the Design Center of Oaxaca, showed in Galería José Luis Benlliure (UNAM national university, México City, and later exhibited at the Museum of Rihimaki, in Finland in March 10, 2013 .
Electrical & paper ensamble: Willy Epenberg
These lamp is the result a collaboration of Valeria Florescano in conjunction with the traditional family workshop of Viviana Alavés Hipólito in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. The technique is to form pieces or " laced " thin layers of wax by using wooden, clay or glass fiber molds. The natural bee 's wax , before was colored with natural dyes such as coconut, indigo, or cochinneal insects. This collaboration with the artisans of Oaxaca tries to explore the formal possibilities of the material, and maintain active and competitive this technique for producing contemporary pieces.
The collaboration was preceded by the exhibition "Transverse Object" sponsored by the Design Center of Oaxaca, showed in Galería José Luis Benlliure (UNAM national university, México City, and later exhibited at the Museum of Rihimaki, in Finland in March 10, 2013 .
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