MAURICIO AGUIRRE
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Born Bogota, Colombia, 1949
LIKE A TRUE ARTIST, MAURICIO AGUIRRE TRANSFORMS FURNITURE INTO A MEDIUM OF EXPRESSION AND CREATIVITY. HIS DESIGNS ARE NOTHING SHORT OF MESMERIZING, WITH EVERY CURVE AND CONTOUR TELLING ITS OWN STORY
BORN IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA IN 1949, HE BEGAN DESIGNING FURNITURE OVER 45 YEARS AGO AND FOUNDED AGUIRRE DESIGN IN 2005 BASED IN NEW YORK CITY. AS THE FOUNDER AND GUIDING VISION BEGIN AGUIRRE DESIGN, WORKING ALONGSIDE HIS SON, MATEO AND DAVID, MAURICIO POURS HIS HEART AND SOUL INTO EVERY PIECE THAT EMERGES FROM THEIR SANCTUARY
A MASTER CRAFTSMAN PASSIONATE FOR TIMELESS ELEGANCE, HIS CREATIONS EMBODY A REFINED BEAUTY THAT TRANSCENDS TRENDS AND FADS. HIS DESIGNS HIGHLIGHT THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF EACH MATERIAL, FROM SOLID WOODS TO CAST BRONZE WITH HAND-APPLIED PATINAS
DRAWING ON HIS DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND EXTENSIVE TRAVELS, MAURICIO INFUSES HIS DESIGNS WITH A SENSE OF GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, SEAMLESSLY BLENDING TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES WITH CONTEMPORARY SENSIBILITIES. HE SEES THE WORLD AS A CANVAS, SEIZING INSPIRATION FROM NATURE, ARCHITECTURE, AND JAPANESE CULTURE. THE RESULT IS A PORTFOLIO OF WORK THAT IS AT ONCE TIMELESS AND CUTTING-EDGE, A REFLECTION OF MAURICIO’S UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO HIS ART
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