This collaboration unites two cultures, German and Mexican, through a shared curiosity for material and transformation, converging on a common focus: material, texture, and color. The first series began with clam shells, recovered from the Mexican seafood restaurant Contramar and transformed into a composite material. This time, the material returns in a new form, oyster shells. For this collaboration, Stephanie Thatenhorst brings her perspective to the material.
Together with davidpompa, the oyster-based composite is reimagined as a series of art pieces shaped by colour, texture and contrast. Sea sage and terra burgundy give the shell composite a new atmosphere: deep, muted and quietly expressive. Handcrafted textiles from LPJ Studios are intergrated to the Art Pieces, creating a tactile dialogue between the texture of terrazzo, the collection’s distinctive palette and the character of the textiles, connecting Mexican material culture with German craftsmanship and design.
“When I visited David Pompa’s production facility in Mexico, I was immediately fascinated by both the material and the craftsmanship behind each piece. Together with the team, we began reimagining their shell terrazzo artworks, this time using oyster shells and a palette of deep plum and soft green hues.
By introducing rectangular cut-outs into the terrazzo pieces, we created space for another material that has always been especially close to my heart: textiles. For this element, we collaborated with LPJ Studios, a long-standing creative partner based in Germany, whose work is rooted in local craftsmanship and a circular approach to design. By reimagining leftover yarns from Italian textile mills, Hedi the founder, creates unique knitted textiles that combine local craftsmanship with a circular approach to material use.
What I love most about this collaboration is the way these different stories and materials come together. Oyster shells, terrazzo, yarn and colour, each with its own history and origin, enter into a dialogue, evolving into something entirely new through the creative exchange between David Pompa, LPJ Studios and our studio.”
- Stephanie Thatenhorst
