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ELOMBE 023
IBIYANE
2024
HAND-CARVED FROM A MAHOGANY TRUNK. FROM MARTINIQUE WITH LOVE, ELOMBE 023 OFFERS AN OVERLOAD OF MYSTIQUE AND ELEGANCE.
MAHOGANY
13” X 13” X 21” H / 33CM X 33CM X 53CM 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.