Design
Badii Rabán
Material research with stone
Badii Rabán is an Argentinian design and material-research studio founded by Delfina and Gaston. Together, they explore the possibilities of stone through an investigative approach. In this interview, we speak with them about the origins of their studio, their shared fascination with investigation, material processes and the social impact of their work.
How would you describe what you do?
Delfina: For me it's like a design practice, a practice mainly centered on researching materials, mostly focused on stone because of Gastón's connection with stonemasonry.
Gastón: It was also about letting go of the family mandate. What I always liked was pushing the material to its limit.
How did the idea for this project come about?
Delfina: I was working at a studio and Gaston was one of the designers there. I had just arrived from abroad and was really wanting to do something related to research and design.
Gastón: We didn't discover anything, we just observed that pattern. You walk and there are millions of designs — chairs, tables — made by people who didn't study design.
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Photography credits: Studio 1993.
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