a MATERIOUS world

I spent last Thursday photographing for "Materious", two very smart and forward thinking people. Here is an except from their website describing what they do in their own words. "As with the dual valence of materious, we are interested in the physical substance as well as the substantiveness of designed objects. Of special attraction is the domestic sphere—a space in which artifacts have a particular capacity for intimate engagement with individuals. Our work ranges from the speculative to the commercial—at times we aim for provocation and perturbation, while at others, sustenance and service. Despite diversity of intent, process, product, and use context, ultimately we wish to imagine new possibilities for human-object relationships." Check them out at Materious. (above top: cubby, above bottom: bone lamp.) _b