Tables

TABLE 003-II

this piece explores the ambivalence and complementarity between the natural and the artificial through a composition that concentrates mass at its core while releasing its gesture at the surface. the body generated by the root is artificially intervened through transformation processes and a polyurethane enamel finish, establishing a direct dialogue between organic matter and its technological reinterpretation. the result is a compact structure that gathers weight, tension, and material presence into a single gravitational center.

above this dense and grounded system, a large glass surface unfolds with soft, circular geometry. its continuous and almost ethereal form suggests a suspended halo, a plane that neither dominates nor imposes hierarchy, but instead integrates and embraces the different states natural and artificial of the body it supports.

the relationship between these two levels establishes a precise balance. While the core expresses origin, friction, and corporeality, the glass introduces lightness, openness, and a nearly metaphysical spatial dimension. the table becomes a mediating device between the tangible and the perceptual.

more than a table, this piece functions as a threshold, an artifact in which nature and technology act as co-authors, producing a form that oscillates between the terrestrial and the intangible, between physical grounding and sensory expansion.

DESIGNER

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nature + artifice is a body of work by industrial designer juan ignacio michel that explores the relationship between natural intelligence and human-made systems. rooted in industrial design and informed by craft and advanced manufacturing, the collection examines how technology can extend, not replace, traditional knowledge.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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the pieces are developed in close collaboration with juan manuel “pibe,” a master carpenter, and his team of artisans working in a small traditional workshop near kake chapala, mexico. their hands on expertise in shaping parota wood roots is fundamental to the identity of the collection. through this collaboration, digital tools and contemporary processes are used to translate singular natural forms into functional, sculptural artifacts.

SPECS

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139.7 L x 35.56 cm

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