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“Arapaima” Console

by Mantas Lesauskas Lithuania

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This is an Open Edition
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Having analysed the traditional use of natural materials, designer Mantas Lesauskas has explored alternatives to the use of materials of animal origin, such as fish-leather. Even though these substances are a by-product of the seafood industry, the ethical dilemma of using them still exists. In the face of the Anthropocene era, Lesauskas’ goal is to glorify and honour the end of life in the best and most beautiful possible form of supposed “reincarnation” as if standing on a pedestal.

By combining ethically sourced materials such as Arapaima fish leather with polished edges of patinated steel sheets for the “Arapaima” Console, the designer seeks to inspire us to rethink our being and the impermanence of life.

Dimensions LxWxH (cm)	130x46x90
Weight (kg)	35
Production Year	2021
Material	Leather, Stainless Steel
Discipline	Metalwork
Color	black and white
Design Class	Open Editions

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Designer Mantas Lesauskas investigates the longevity of natural raw and precious materials in his pieces. The desire to create long-lasting furniture for multiple generations requires responsible insight into their archetypes and rituals. By creating limited edition furniture and using materials and methods typical of sculpture, the designer aims to give these objects the opportunity to challenge us like sculpture. The designer is constantly inspired by artisan skills to responsibly combine these traditions with smart industrial manufacturing processes. Mantas is a graduate of the Department of Design at the Vilnius Academy of Arts. In his earlier projects he pursued conceptual and social design theories. His Bin Toy, Millegome, Eurofurniture (2008), and It’s Also a Table (2009) expressed the importance of ecological issues and questioned the value of newly created objects. In 2011, he was awarded a Licentiate of Arts after defending an art project and thesis entitled ‘Narratives of Nostalgia in Design Objects’. He is also an associate professor at the Design Department at Vilnius Academy of Arts. Mantas Lesauskas believes in showing contradictions and taboos, but avoids judging them.