kv studio and peca studio collaborate for aurum cabinets

 

Karla Vázquez from KV Studio and Caterina Moretti from PECA Studio have collaborated to create the modular and adjustable AURUM Cabinets. The collection poses sculptural works that provides a new sensory experience of mundane objects that inhabit our homes, offering various possibilities of configuration and presentation. Each piece has been crafted using traditional artisan techniques and a curated material palette, with ash and rose morada wood mirroring a tree’s history in its rings, converging with 23-karat gold leaf — symbolic of the sun, mysticism, freedom, and immortality.

wooden AURUM cabinets clad in 23-karat gold leaf offer various configurations
4 variations of AURUM Cabinets, multiple variations | image by Andrés Alejos

 

 

artisanal craftsmanship creates the glistening modular forms

 

With a modular design, the AURUM Cabinets maintain a consistent height but vary in dimensions, ranging from 40 cm to 120 cm. Architects Karla Vázquez and Caterina Moretti have composed the cabinets of sandblasted wood covered with 23-carat gold leaf, incorporating two hinged doors that create visual symmetry or asymmetry against their traditionally wrought cross-shaped legs. Whether standing alone or in a collective arrangement, the cabinets redefine their surroundings through subtle reflections and the interplay of light and shadow against the golden backdrop. Meanwhile, clean lines create visual continuity and blend in with a range of interiors.

wooden AURUM cabinets clad in 23-karat gold leaf offer various configurations
gold tones and reflections contrast against the visual continuity of clean lines | image by Rafael Palacios

aurum cabinets 5
two different heights converging on the same base variation | image by Rafael Palacios

aurum cabinets 12
symmetrical and asymmetrical door set | image by Andrés Alejos

aurum cabinets 4
image by Rafael Palacios

by Karla Vázquez from KV Studio and Caterina Moretti from PECA Studio
AURUM features two hinged doors that can create visual symmetry or asymmetry | image by Andrés Alejos

by Karla Vázquez from KV Studio and Caterina Moretti from PECA Studio
23-karat gold leaf clads the wood surface | image by Andrés Alejos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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project info:

 

name: AURUM Cabinets
designer: Caterina Moretti of Peca Studio, Karla Vazquez of KV Studio

 

 

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edited by: ravail khan | designboom