Nowadays the new trend seems to be to brush up on old classics, so we see collections of clothes, shoes or furniture that echo the style of those that were in vogue 30, 40 or 50 years ago. We seem desperate to find something solid, permanent to hold on to and build something good. This research was also done by the duo of designers from Agnes Studio, Estefanía de Ros and Gustavo Quintana, who found inspiration for the furniture collection The Living-Stone at the origins of their country.
Originally from Guatemala, the two young people imagined how it could be a line of design objects created in their country if this, centuries ago, had not been occupied by Europeans.
Probably the language spoken, customs and eating habits would be different, maybe even religion. Surely the style of the furniture, without the Spanish, English and Portuguese influences would have been very far from those of today.
The Living-Stone represents today a utopian future, creating an almost surreal dialogue between a non-existent past and the present.
The collection, therefore, characterized by a typically pre-Columbian style, is composed of six pieces: a console that recalls an ancient stone altar, an armchair made of wool typical of those areas, a lamp that recalls the shapes of the pyramids, two mirrors that celebrate the eclipses, meticulously calculated by the Mayan population and finally the Tlacuache vase that takes its name from the only marsupial present in Mesoamerica.