A rippled table and a crackled mirror feature in this new series of work by Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo.
Mastrangelo has used a mix of cement, silica, hand-dyed sand, mirrors and coloured glass to create the Ridge Collection, which includes tables, stools and various wall hangings. Each is detailed with patterns and shapes intended to resemble mountain cliffs or snow peaks melting, as a subtle homage to the effects of global warming.
The Ridge Collection features shapes that are reflective of landscapes
The designer chose to focus on these elements to draw attention to the effects of climate change on natural landscapes following on from his rug collection, which was similarly informed by glaciers breaking away into bodies of water and water evaporating from salt flats. Jagged lines detailing the edges of the Ridge Coffee Table are used to mimic mountainscapes
"My work has become an announcement, a pay-attention-to-me kind of announcement of what we will lose," Mastrangelo told Dezeen."As an artist with a voice, I feel I need to make work that speaks about the time we live in and Ridge is just another expression of that reverence."
Among the collection is the Ridge Mirror, which is made from 1,452 different pieces of smoked, bronze, black, antique, and clear mirrored glass.
The top of the piece comprises one large slab of a mirror, which then gradually breaks down into the different chunks and compositions of the reflective material.
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