X CLOSE
ELOMBE 010
IBIYANE
2020
HANDCRAFTED SEAT ROOTED IN A DIALOGUE BETWEEN BRUTALISM AND NATURE. HUMBLE, UNCHANGING.
BALTIC BIRCH, BLACK PAINT
26” X 18” X 14” H / 66CM X 46CM X 36CM H
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ABOUT THE DESIGNERS
IBIYANE
IBIYANΕ IS A COLLABORATIVE DESIGN STUDIO FOUNDED BY TANIA DOUMBE FINES (B. 1994, CAMEROON) AND ELODIE DÉROND (B. 1998, MARTINIQUE). SEEDED IN MONTREAL IN 2020, IBIYANΕ IS NOW BASED IN MARTINIQUE. FRAMING THEIR WORK AS “SCULPTURAL FURNITURE,” IBIYANΕ’S OFFERINGS REST AT THE NEXUS OF THE FUNCTIONAL AND THE SUBLIME WHEREIN THEY SERVE AS “ARCHITECTS OF BEAUTY” (A VOCATION PROFESSED BY ALIOUNE DIOP) AND HARBINGERS OF NEW IMAGINARIES. THEIR IDEOLOGY IS ROOTED IN REPAIR, RECUPERATION, AND RESPECT; THUS, AS OPPOSED TO RELATING TO THE LOCALLY SOURCED WOOD THEY SHAPE AS AN OBJECT THEY CAN BEND TO THEIR WILL, THEY RECOGNISE THAT THEIR PRIMARY MATERIAL POSSESSES ITS OWN VOCALITY, WHICH THEY SEEK TO SCULPT IN CHORUS WITH.