A folding metal room divider features a curtain-shaped wood carving embedded into it, referencing a public installation at JFK customs. A keyhole on the divider’s back adds an unresolved element, inviting discovery without certainty. A daybed uses abstracted catenary curves from bridge suspension cables for arched legs, aiming to avoid overly solid furniture while staying portable for frequent moving. Early impressions of New York’s accumulated trash inform a three-legged table with hardwood inlays that form a cubist still life and clutter vortex of everyday objects. The work pairs cheeky presentation with a sustainability message, seeking beloved, long-lasting objects rather than short-lived trends that drive overconsumption.
"The Arrivals Screen, a folding metal room divider with a curtain-shaped wood carving embedded into it, nods to the sculptor Harry Roseman’s “Curtain Wall” installation at JFK customs. “Billowing curtains are evocative of so many things and it’s so cinematic,” Torres says. Additionally, there’s a keyhole on the screen’s back. “I love leaving things unresolved,” he adds. “So if someone finds the key, that’s great. We don’t know where it is.”"
"For The Landing Daybed, Torres abstracted the catenary curves of bridge suspension cables for the arched legs. “I’m not a fan of furniture that feels too solid,” Torres says of the detail. “And it also makes it easy to carry, which for a New Yorker, that’s important. It’ll only be a couple of years, if that, before you have to move that couch...In my personal life, I never think ahead, but it would behoove me too. And these pieces do think ahead.”"
"When Torres first came to New York, he was mesmerized by the trash that accumulated everywhere. “I remember being struck by the accidental still lifes that are formed with trash and clutter,” he says. “I think it’s just such a part of daily life that I’m very into honoring.” This informed The Personal Items table, a three-legged piece with hardwood inlays abstracted into what he calls “a cubist still life” and “clutter vortex” of objects like a fork and keys. “There’s something about the experience of coming to New York of letting go of the idea that things will be perfect and neat,” Torres says."
"While the collection is cheeky, there’s also a serious edge—sort of like when a comedian wraps their message in a joke—in the form of a sustainability message. By making distinctive things with a specific point of view, he hopes they become beloved objects and not just fuel for the ever-moving target that is of-the-moment products. “That’s how we end up with overconsumption,”"
"By making distinctive things with a specific point of view, he hopes they become beloved objects and not just fuel for the ever-moving target that is of-the-moment products. “That’s how we end up with overconsumption,”"
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