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ased in the city of Puebla,
Mexico, where they have an
office and a workshop, the
team of Bandido is always
experimenting and combining classic
savoir-faire with new techniques to
create contemporary pieces. Meaning
"phase" in Spanish, their new lighting
collection, FASE, reflects this approach.
All the onyx pieces are handmade in the
town of Tecali de Herrera — about 29
miles southeast of Puebla — where local
master craftsmen have been perfecting
the technique of transforming this
material, which has been passed down
from generation to generation.
This new series was inspired by the
observation of lunar geometry where
light and shadow intersect with a
contemporary perspective.
"The moon has accompanied us
throughout our human existence, orbiting
around our planet," says Alejandro
Campos, co-founder of Bandido. "From
Earth, we perceive this lunar cycle
through different phases, which generate
a faint flash from sunlight reflection."
"Each lunar phase is made up of light and
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