
ORNAMENTAL BY LAMEICE
LAMEICE IS A PALESTINIAN DESIGNER BASED BETWEEN MILAN AND JERUSALEM. A GRADUATE OF THE POLITECNICO DI MILANO'S MASTER'S PROGRAM IN FURNITURE DESIGN, SHE DEVELOPS A LANGUAGE OF BLOWN GLASS FORMS, CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER GLASSBLOWERS IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, WHERE THE HISTORY OF GLASS DATES BACK OVER 4,000 YEARS.
EACH PIECE IS MOUTH-BLOWN, WITHOUT A MOLD, REVEALING SMALL IRREGULARITIES THAT BEAR WITNESS TO THE GESTURE, THE BREATH, AND THE HAND.
THESE OBJECTS DO NOT SEEK PERFECTION BUT THE TRUTH OF A MOMENT. THE WORLD OF ORNAMENTAL BY LAMEICE IS BOTH POETIC AND EVERYDAY, MADE OF SHIMMERING COLORS, SUBTLE CURVES, AND A SLIGHTLY AWKWARD ELEGANCE.
HER FORMS ARE DESIGNED TO LIVE AROUND THE TABLE, WHERE DISCUSSIONS GENTLY CLINK AGAINST GLASSES, WHERE SILENCES TAKE SHAPE, AND WHERE MEMORIES MATERIALIZE. THESE ARE OBJECTS THAT INVITE CONVERSATION, GENTLENESS, AND MEMORY.
LAMEICE'S WORK HAS BEEN PRESENTED AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK, DUBAI DESIGN WEEK, AS WELL AS IN LONDON, PARIS, SINGAPORE, AND DOHA. HER PIECES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY QATAR MUSEUMS AND ARE FEATURED IN SEVERAL GALLERIES AND UNIQUE VENUES. SHE EXPLAINS: "I AM DRAWN TO WHAT IS NEVER QUITE SYMMETRICAL, FORMS THAT TELL A STORY OF WARMTH, EMOTION, AND SHARING."
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