lamak
designer: Marta Bakowski
The Lamak cabinet tells the story of life, prosperity and abundance. Its design is based on lamak—offering decorations made from lontar leaves used in Balinese ceremonies. Delicate inlays of dyed lontar create a powerful contrast with the body of the cabinet made of teak wood with a natural finishing. Hand crafted by CushCush most refined craftsmen, Lamak cabinet is a lovely addiiton for your tasteful collection.
Features
- Motifs inspired by the Lamak, symbolizing prayers for protection and blessings
- Dyed lontar inlay on the face of cabinet creating surface of timeless elegance
- Hand-carved traditional Balinese floral ornaments inspired by architectural detail
Product specification
Materials: Teakwood (carved, hand painted, stained & clear varnish), lontar palm leaf (dyed & marquetry inlay), mother of pearl (inlay) on plywood base
Dimensions: 900 (W) x 545 (D) x 1600 (H) mm
Year: 2023
Edition Details: Edition of 8 plus 4 AP
Price Indication: on request
FRAGMENTS: IMPRESSIONS OF BALI
The Fragments: Impressions of Bali collection brings together cultural storytelling and contemporary design in three unique furniture pieces. Designed by French designer with Polish roots Marta Bakowski, the collection is the result of a design residency in Bali hosted by CushCush Gallery, where she immersed herself in the island’s rituals, materials, and traditional crafts. The result: a series of three pieces of furniture: a large cabinet, a small cabinet and a buffet cabinet, all inspired by traditional Balinese Undagi architecture for the skeleton and the mobile gerobak for the concept of screens and boxes, along with the designer’s most memorable memories of Bali that she adorned the furniture with.
About the Designer
Marta Bakowski
A graduate of the prestigious Central Saint Martin’s School & Royal College of Arts in London, Marta Bakowski has long been fascinated by crafts and folk arts, which are strongly embedded in her multidisciplinary approach to design.
Her trademark bold and graphic style makes powerful use of colors and textures, bringing forth an expressive and playful quality as well as a meaningful storytelling to her creations. Greatly inspired by her travels and encounters with other cultures, she believes in the necessity to anchor design in a context, which in turn impacts her creative response.
With a strong interest in research and several international collaborations such as “International Design Expeditions” under her belt, she considers herself an apprentice pushing possibilities beyond, enriching her work through a poetic explorations of materiality and new creative human relationships.