Surely the invasive virus has increased and amplified the desire for connection with nature and outdoor life which translates into the insistent use of real materialities that bring us back to our origins. So tactile, simple, authentic surfaces, thanks to materials that arrive and reflect nature. Like wood and stone, raw, untreated or treated with traditional techniques and processes that accentuate the natural properties of the surfaces themselves.
It happens in Maria Milans del Bosch's home-studio, Camp O, in Claryville, not far from New York. A project with interventions attentive to the natural context where wood is the protagonist. A local cedar wood that has been charred – using the Japanese shou sugi ban technique – to create a natural barrier and protect it from damage caused by insects, water and fire.