Hello there, it’s Serena again from Madrid. This time I
wanted to show you a little jewel almost hidden in this city. The studio/lab/store
of the terrific Dutch designer Marre
Moerel.
I found out about this place when some years ago a friend started working for her. I came to see an opening and I was overwhelmed and suddenly kind of jealous of my friend, who had the chance to work in this inspiring place!
You can see from Marre’s biography that she’s been around for
a while: she’s been freelancing as a designer and teaching in New York for 9
years, curating exhibitions between both NY and Milan, working for established
companies such as Cappellini, Celda, Offecct, Ozone, Wilson Art Int. etc. and in
2003 finally moved to Madrid, where she opened her own studio.
On the first floor you’ll find the store, a neat space where
she sells her limited editions and series of lighting and tableware objects.
Her work with ceramics ranges from geometric shapes to the botanical, from
anatomic transfigurations to biology-inspired lamps. Aren’t these pieces
beautiful?
There is a series I really love, Anthropofungo, which she
created in collaboration with Santiago
Morilla, a great Spanish artist who is worthy of his very own post.
I was allowed to take some pictures of the second floor, the
studio and ceramics lab where she designs and creates her works. The first time
I came here, I was surprised by the warm temperature, but then I realized that
the actual kiln was running!
Isn’t this a little jewel of a place? If you have the
chance, come and stop by and even better, if you like ceramic works there’s a
big chance you’ll fall in love with something!
Marre Moerel Design
Studio
C/ de la Luna 19 – bajo,
puerta 2
28004 Madrid
All images by Serena Olivieri
7 comments:
I love places like this, very inspiring indeed. Thanks for sharing!
fascinating studio. and what a concept with the entrails and curious about anthropofungo! very nice :)
looks great!
just amazing!!! love the white mugs!!!
xxx
I've been making some things in ceramic and I'm fascinated by this work!
what a dream*! perfect space to create~
It's a great space! And lovely photos by the way. I was there last year and bought one of her lamps and it's incredibly beautiful, here it's the link in case you wanna check it :) http://polkadotlighthouseuk.blogspot.com.es/2011/03/marre-moerel-lights-up-design.html
xxx
Olga
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