LuxeBook December 2020

chair becomes your refuge, gently cradling you. Like an old, beautiful watch. We wear it because it speaks to us as it embodies a human spirit that we cherish. It tells us stories about the pursuit for refinement and perfection, of skill, of design and most of all, of passion. Things crafted with passion will always sing, and this song can draw us back into the present. All we must do is listen. At Baro design, we try and bring this awareness into all that we do. The heart of every piece is in the emotional intelligence of the design process - a sensitive understanding of human behaviour and the emotional response to something that lives in your space with you. Our work is built on the foundation of finding balance. As creators, we seek balance in all we do. Balance between nature and our ability to create; between material, proportions, and scale, to put primacy on function, but without compromising on form, and find balance between need and desire. Balance is the resting point where things become weightless. We call this the ‘lightness of being’. It is the state in which all that is superfluous is shed away and what remains is the distillate of the essential. We look for ‘playfulness in simplicity’. To be able to discover things differently, to find the playfulness of juxtaposing a traditional weave pattern on the purity of mid-century forms, and to expose a joint because we are not afraid to show it. It is, for us, the fun, self-assured state, nestled between veneration and irreverence. Above all, we strive for sustainability, to be able to extend this temporal shift into a self-sustaining cycle. Each piece is crafted using well-seasoned, reclaimed teak, which is finished using a combination of linseed oil and beeswax that smells of honey. It found us a way out of our dilemma, between the love for trees and that of ripe, rich wood.” 60| L U X E B O O K | D E C E MB E R 2 0 2 0