HÉCTOR ESRAWE

Focusing on the interplay between tradition and innovations, The Gear Collection explores the rich heritage of artisanal craftsmanship in Mexico. The Gear Side Tables find their inspiration in a honeycomb which, after being cut in an irregular shape, reveals on its edges a series of aleatory vertical patterns of sculptural expression.

Focusing on the interplay between tradition and innovations, The Gear Collection explores the rich heritage of artisanal craftsmanship in Mexico. The Gear Side Tables find their inspiration in a honeycomb which, after being cut in an irregular shape, reveals on its edges a series of aleatory vertical patterns of sculptural expression.

Solsticio revisits the interest in light’s journey through different surfaces, continuing the explorations in pieces like ‘Parabola’ and ‘Shifting Parabola’, it analyzes the passing of light on metallic surfaces to understand refraction, paths and fragmentation in different planes that gradually highlight its many faces. Solsticio displays a series of luminous metal pieces, radially articulated and assembled, where the light fragments and bounces its spectrum in several directions. The absence of light becomes as relevant as its presence. The resulting objects present as industrial quality machines, as if in laboratory or a research facility — manifesting a dystopian vision of the future as imagined by our ancestors; specially alluding to time machines and space travels of the 40’s and 50’s, and even analogies found in dystopias like ‘Metropolis’ (1927) by Fritz Lang.

Trama II Shelve is a part of the Trama Collection, limited edition made from wood and brass, consists of three formats, two vertical and one horizontal made from both natural and stained holm oak wood and aged or natural brass.Trama Collection was presented in Mexico City at the International Zona Maco Exhibition in 2019. Limited Edition of 20 pieces per size.

Trama Collection is a limited edition made from wood and brass, consists of three formats, two vertical and one horizontal made from both natural and stained holm oak wood and aged or natural brass. Trama Collection was presented in Mexico City at the International Zona Maco Exhibition in 2019. Limited Edition of 20 pieces per size.

EWE is pleased to present Aura, our new lightning fixture that continues the exploration around religious elements, objects, and places of worship in our culture. Aura is built out of four crescent geometric shapes, which resemble the arc of both altars and churches from the colonial times

Pitao Armchair got its inspiration from the Zapotec God of Rain figure “Pitao Cocijo” and the glyph C, which was used in the representation of the god, as figures in their headdresses or as vases in their hands. Glyph C symbolic shape was the direct inspiration behind the armchair’s backrest form.

Characterized by visual balance, the 2.6 meter long dining table achieves its shape from the counterweight formed of a large piece of black Orizaba marble stone. The marble creates the necessary weight to support the steel structure, which is then attached to the burnt countertop. The marble stone is obtained directly from the quarry in one piece, specifically chosen by the studio according to its weight, size and character. The natural shape of the marble is the result of the environmental conditions of the mountain, giving a unique personality to each table. The burning of the two inch thick wooden countertop is done through a Japanese technique known as Yakisugi. The process is carried out with the objective to seal the wood and protect it, giving it a distinctive color and texture.

Trama I Shelve is a part of the Trama Collection, limited edition made from wood and brass, consists of three formats, two vertical and one horizontal made from both natural and stained holm oak wood and aged or natural brass.Trama Collection was presented in Mexico City at the International Zona Maco Exhibition in 2019. Limited Edition of 20 pieces per size.

At the latest exhibition of Masa Galería 2020 “Recover/Uncover” in Mexico City, Héctor Esrawe presented “Shifting Parabola”, a series of lighting that supports on different scales that aims to explore the way light travels over a continuous metal surface, and “Grids”, a collection of sculptural structures.

Precarious features an undoubtedly sensual form, with the rounded glass covered over the metal plates. The work compares fragility of exceptional quality glass with the surface texture of steel or brass plates bases that maintain the sphere aloft.

Parabola floor lamp is a reflection based on how the light travels through a solid surface, the beginning and the end, the darkness, the gloom to the dawn, on tension and flexion. The starting points where the brass layer touches base establish the origin for every light element, meaning the number of brass layers indicates each piece's number of light factors.

Agave cabinet designed by Hector Esrawe is a metaphor and a homage to the ancient tradition surrounding the culture of mezcal; its expression is influenced by the heart of the Agave plant (also known as “piña”). The cabinets are produced in wood and metal or brass; each of the sets designed will be slightly different due to the unique skills of the artisans that craft them.