Spiritually sensitive people have long recognized the deep connection between the natural world and personal well-being, and are familiar with wearing stones to infuse them with healing energies. Sten StudioThe Mexico City-based brand explores the mysteries of these natural phenomena, fusing their inherent beauty with contemporary design. Their latest collection, Space RelicBy incorporating these elements, the studio creates contemporary furniture and bespoke décor pieces that embody both aesthetics and spirituality.
The studio thrives on collaboration, sourcing complex and diverse mineral structures locally and internationally. Every stage of the design process is a joint effort between suppliers, fabricators and manufacturers, ensuring each concept is developed with shared expertise. This collaborative spirit is manifested in the Cosmic Relics collection in the form of symbolic totems. Totems are considered spirit guardians or ancestors, symbolizing a connection to the paranormal and a sense of belonging. Cultures often attach sacred meaning to cosmic phenomena and planetary alignments, viewing them as important transformative events.
Inspired by this, Sten Studio’s totems represent unity and collective identity, encouraging the restructuring of reality. The collection features a variety of materials including lava stone, pink onyx, blue calcite, travertine marble, brown onyx, fluorite, golden calacatta marble, pineapple onyx and stainless steel. The unique characteristics and colors of each stone represent the vastness of the universe and reflect the diverse societies within the planet.
In describing the totems, José Miguel Schaider of Sten Studio said, “Carved, polished, raw, geometric, sculptural, organic, complex, simple, diverse, colorful, monochromatic, unique, different, solid, delicate, these are the adjectives that describe the Cosmic Relics totems. Each one is handmade, each element has a different story to tell; different techniques and hardness, a different relationship to each other. We love their unique identity and celebration of diversity; serious, yet playful and joyful. There are worlds within worlds, we were lucky to find an endless source of different thinking and creativity.”
Photo courtesy of Sten Studio.
