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CHAIR 03, AMATE

Cornstarch, cotton, mulberry fiber, post-consumer paper pulp
L 24” - W 26” - H 36" 

This environmentally conscious chair utilizes natural and recycled fibers, an ancient Amate papermaking technique. The artists, Samuel Aguirre and Tony Torres, first met in 2023 during a papermaking class, inspiring Samuel to explore 3D objects rooted in traditional papermaking. Tony, a Chicano artist, integrates the Amate technique into his work to illuminate Mesoamerican history. This interdisciplinary project merges future furniture design with historical practices, resulting in a symbolic Chair 3, Amate.

Samuel Aguirre and Tony Torres are also exhibiting ↗ Counting The Days Credenza


SAMUEL AGUIRRE

MFA Furniture Design
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Samuel Aguirre is an artist, designer, researcher and collaborator. He takes an experimental approach to the objects he makes and intentionally works with commercially available, bio-based materials to objectively show what is possible, at scale, here and now, to reduce our dependence on oil. Samuel's process involves deep material research into origin, composition, production, life cycle and end-of-life analysis. His work leverages a circular mindset to demonstrate that our hurdles are not a matter of resources, but of design ingenuity.

TONY TORRES

MFA Printmaking
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Tony Torres is a Chicano visual artist deeply immersed in anthropology and the ancient history of Mesoamerica. Recently adopting the Amate papermaking technique into his studio practice, he uses this ritual to shed light on his ancestral history. He grew up as a graffiti artist in the Bay Area, and his artistic style utilizes characters to express human emotions and relationships beyond words.
 
           
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