Estudio Material debuts the latest chapter of its ongoing FRAGMENTS series during Milan Design Week, unveiling a sculptural collection rooted in material memory and the northern Italian landscape. Created in collaboration with Sacco Natural Stone in the Chiavenna Valley, FRAGMENTS MILANO repurposes discarded stone fragments from local quarries, honoring their geological history and place of origin.
Each piece in the collection is designed around hand-picked remnants—intact in their raw, as-found condition—and paired with a fog-like plane of pure aluminum that unifies and elevates the stones. The result is a quiet mosaic of textures, tones, and surfaces that speaks to the beauty of imperfection and the tension between the natural and the human-made.
Held at the iconic Villa Borsani as part of Alcova, this exhibition reflects Estudio Material’s commitment to sustainable practices, material storytelling, and the poetic potential of overlooked resources.
| Hours | 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Venue | Villa Borsani |
| Type | Exhibition |
| Duration | 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| City | Milan |
About
Estudio Material
Founded in San Francisco CA, Estudio Material is a creative practice led by Mexico City-born artist and designer Damaso Mayer. His work is rooted in a diverse background spanning industrial design, architecture, and landscape architecture. Growing up in a world of contrasts, Damaso lived on a working organic farm run by his mother, where he developed a profound connection to nature's cycles and processes. At the same time, his father's metal gasket fabrication facility exposed him to the precision and ingenuity of industrial production. This unique upbringing shaped Damaso's creative ethos, fostering a deep appreciation for both the organic and the manufactured. His artistic practice is defined by an exploration of often overlooked materials, with a particular fascination for the raw, the found, and the industrial. With a focus on sustainable practices and material exploration, Estudio Material reimagines conventional design by celebrating the beauty and potential of materials in their most authentic forms.
