FOCUS 071 Let’s Pause
Established in 2013, Barcelona-based Let’s Pause specialises in products, mainly lighting, made by artisans out of a range of primarily plant materials, including cane, esparto, couro, palm leaf and rushes.
Couro, which Let’s Pause describe as ‘vegetable leather’, is the leaf of the American oil palm, which grows in South and Central America. Te leaves specifically protect the tree’s flowers when they bloom in March, then fall to the ground, when they are gathered to be used to make the luminaires. Teir fibrous texture and vivid chocolate colour makes them reminscent of leather with a similar resilience and shine. Highly malleable, the palm tree leaf can be moulded to any shape using steam – they are also used to make hats – a process that has to be carried out by hand.
Te lampshade of the self-explanatory 8 Leaves pendant design measures a substantial 20x90cm, and has a 2.5m matte black cotton electric cord, a black lampholder and plug, and a brown aluminium frame. Te Pendant Couro features four superimposed, unfolding palm leaves. Tis design reveals the cross-fibrous structure of the leaf, joined by an overlock seam, a technique used to edge and join pieces. White linen fabric is sewn on to the palm leaves to increase the reflectivity of the light.
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Te fique plant used for the Maar designs is indigenous to the Andean mountains. Closely related to sisal and similar to agave, but with bigger leaves, the crop can be harvested year-round and long leaves are cut from the plant every three to four months. Using age-old natural techniques, the loose and pure fibres of the plant leaf are extracted. Tese are woven in a form of crochet. Te shades are then sewn by hand to an aluminium structure which provides the form. Te resultant woven texture creates a subtle play of light and shadow.
Tere are two shapes: the rounded form of the Maar Stone (67x67x37cm), which can be used as a pendant, table lamp or floor lamp, and the Maar Drop (47x47x77cm) which resembles a droplet of water. For a more sculptural effect, the two can be used together with the Maar Drop placed directly over the Maar Stone.
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