Anastasia Chair, By Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez

Anastasia chair, by Camilo Andres Rodriguez MarquezDimensions: D 51 x W 56 x H 77 cmMaterial: Wood and fabric Anastasia finds the equipoise between modernity and tradition; balancing elements from both the contemporary and highlights of ancient techniques from the Colombian ethnic Community Kamentza. The latter is expressed in the “chumbe”; a cosmological representation of fertility by including an abstraction of the female uterus that has become part of the upholstery.Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez is a Colombian born designer with a degree in Industrial Design from Colombia (FUAC) and Mexico (UNAM). He is fascinated by photography and cinematography, and intends to unify these two artistic expressions into his design in the form of narrative, projecting and communicating the interaction between the world and his objects. In his visits to several places in Mexico, such as San Juan Chamula in the sierra of Chiapas, Tzintzuntzan in Michoacán or Real de Catorce in San Luis Potosí, he was exposed to experiences that provided him with the awareness of how traditions, storytelling and rituals play an important role on how humans interpret their reality and our role in the universe. CarmWorks creates handmade furniture influenced by the observation in nature and inspired by three simple realities: nothing last, nothing is complete and nothing is perfect.