Multitudes - Trio 2 Toy Palestinian architects Elias and Yousef

Palestinian architects Elias and Yousef Anastas founded Local Industries as a means to insert local craftsmanship into their architectural work

The results are bold furniture pieces that are equally uncomplicated and vibrant

The multidisciplinary studio is made up of designers and engineers specialized in product design

and probing of the meaning of objects in culture

whilst the larger are suitable as containers for liquids

Multitudes - Trio 2 Toy Palestinian architects Elias and Yousefheights: 42cm 48. 5cm 42cm 2 5cm Multitudes is a collection of vessels first developed by Zeina in 2016 that she continues to explore. This series is made from Lebanese red clay, the very same used to make the roof tiles of traditional 19th century Lebanese architecture. Their elongated shapes are created in a single expression at the wheel and then coated in multi layered glaze that ooze in gravitys direction to exaggerate their form. Zeina Aboul