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Where Nature Meets the Human-Made

  • Estudio Material
  • San Francisco, USA

The Art of Redefining Refuse

The Bio

Founded in San Francisco by Mexico City–born artist and designer Damaso Mayer, Estudio Material is a creative practice that bridges the organic and the industrial. Drawing on a background in industrial design, architecture, and landscape architecture, Mayer reimagines conventional design through material exploration and sustainable practices.

Shaped by a childhood split between his mother’s organic farm and his father’s fabrication workshop, his work celebrates contrasts — raw and refined, found and manufactured — to create timeless, context-driven designs that honor both nature and the built environment.

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The Products
  • FRAGMENTS Basalt Bench FRAGMENTS Basalt Bench
    • FRAGMENTS Basalt Bench
    • Price on request
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  • Hybrid Object Small Hybrid Object Small
    • Hybrid Object Small
    • 2.190 EUR
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  • Hybrid Objects Large Hybrid Objects Large
    • Hybrid Objects Large
    • 2.480 EUR
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  • FRAGMENTS Center Table FRAGMENTS Center Table
    • FRAGMENTS Center Table
    • Price on request
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The Convesartion

A focus on sustainable practices and material exploration.

Estudio Material reimagines conventional design by celebrating the beauty and potential of materials in their most authentic forms.

"Within my work I tend to play with both ends of the spectrum  — manufactured materials maintaining their precision and natural materials expressing their raw irregular character. "

The stone fragments are complemented by pristine metal surfaces which create a soft contrast and continue the dialogue between nature and the human-made embedded in much of the studio’s work. 

What makes Estudio Material special?

Materials want to resist, I don't mean it in a melodramatic way but it's not their nature to be what we use them for and most undergo extensive manipulation before we encounter them. I try to work with that resistance, to preserve some of the material’s original essence. It’s not an act of criticism but of curiosity. I’m interested in the material’s “in-between” state — when traces of what it was and hints of what it could become coexist. I find the expression of this timeline — past, present, and possible future — both visually and conceptually fascinating, and it’s something that often disappears once a material is fully processed.

Damaso Mayer was born in Mexico City and lived the first 14 years of his life in central Mexico’s countryside constantly moving from farm to city to factory. This upbringing provided a lens into very different worlds which developed into a profound appreciation for his often contrasting surroundings.

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Work with Estudio Material

Through The Orb, you can collaborate directly with Estudio Material to create a bespoke or custom piece. Each project is developed through close dialogue, material exploration, and craftsmanship—resulting in a work shaped specifically for you.
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