Design studio Davidpompa has revamped its showroom in Mexico City to include a rich collage of the local materials featured in its products, like big chunks of volcanic rock, weathered brass and copper rings, and decorative black clay.
Davidpompa has occupied its showroom in Roma Norte ? a trendy neighbourhood in the Mexican capital ? since 2013, but recently chose to overhaul the space to better describe the materials it uses for its lighting designs.

Throughout the presentation, the products are shown alongside raw versions of materials used to make them. These include shelves of pink stone, walls covered in circles of unfinished brass and copper, and panes of glass left at a slant.
"We have been reinventing our showroom, creating a space to experience our materials and get inspired by their essence," said Davidpompa in a project statement. "Its concept, named The Material Space, unveils the origins of our products; materials being our starting point."
"We have created a series of compositions, juxtaposing raw materials with finished products, opening a space for conversation and highlighting the relationship between them," the studio added.
The company ? whose designs include a set of lamps carved from stone mined in Mexico ? uses traditional Mexican materials and crafts to make its products.

The space therefore acts as "a visual exploration of the aesthetics and identities of our material," Davidpompa said. "The result is...