jorge diego etienne: first object for savvy studio

‘first object’ by jorge diego etienne for savvy studio clay, metal wire all images courtesy of savvy studio + jorge diego etienne 

for mexican firm savvy studio‘s initiative dubbed casa bosques, they invited mexican industrial designer jorge diego etienne to design a planter range entitled ‘first object’, the initial collaboration from a total of four between the two creative labels. the object merges two worlds of mexico, the handcrafted clay pot produced in oaxaca and a metal standby folded and detailed at industrial workshops in monterrey.

each object is linked to a season

the pot and pedestal merge artisanal and industrial mexico

detail view

clay pot and standby

the artisanal production of the pot was done in oaxaca by innovando la tradición

clay craftsman produced the pot with local resources

an industrial workshop in monterrey produced the steel rod pedestals

the branding and graphic design was done by savvy studio