STUDIO BALESTRA

Jean Prouvé’s buildings in Africa, many elements are very damaged and unusable. The wood that we use is oukoume ,exotique wood from cameroun The schools are from Douala area

Jean Prouvé’s buildings in Africa, many elements are very damaged and unusable. The wood that we use is oukoume ,exotique wood from cameroun The schools are from Douala area

Jean Prouvé’s buildings in Africa, many elements are very damaged and unusable. The wood that we use is oukoume ,exotique wood from cameroun The schools are from Douala area

Jean Prouvé’s buildings in Africa, many elements are very damaged and unusable. The wood that we use is oukoume ,exotique wood from cameroun The schools are from Douala area

Upholstered in army green shearling

Fireside Sofa in suede and Chocolate brown leather trim

Belgium Linen

Velvet with Leather Piping

Hand-made tables using Japanese paper hand-dyed in botanicals. Each piece is uniquely handmade with organic materials, thus each piece is one-of-a-kind and will exhibit its own natural color value and tonality.

Hand-made tables using Japanese paper hand-dyed in botanicals. Each piece is uniquely handmade with organic materials, thus each piece is one-of-a-kind and will exhibit its own natural color value and tonality.

Hand-made tables using Japanese paper hand-dyed in botanicals. Each piece is uniquely handmade with organic materials, thus each piece is one-of-a-kind and will exhibit its own natural color value and tonality.

Each ceramic piece is handmade and individually fired. Slight variations may occur during the firing process, each a unique and one of a kind piece.

Wood-fired Ceramic Vessel with organic porcelain glaze. Unglazed ceramics are fired with wood in a high-heat kiln. The high temperatures volatilize the minerals in the wood, creating an organic porcelain glaze. The heat liberates the minerals from the wood, while the flame distributes the organic material onto the ceramics in unique patterns. The naturally differing glaze colors originate from the symbiotic relationship between different woods and different clay bodies at different temperatures and cooling rates.