The Azul collection revisits primordial visions of what it means to be human. Azul is the space that envelops us, the sphere in which our existence unfolds—the vastness of the universe and the water from which we are formed. Within this expanse, time becomes our boundary: everything has a beginning and an end, flowing along the horizontal plane of the earth.
Concepts featured in the collection
FORM
Drawing from the rich imagery of ancient American cultures, Azul reinterprets their vision of the universe and the role of the human being within it. Guided by these ancestral principles, I translate my reflections into forms—circular and spherical, horizontal and vertical—that embody my understanding of this relationship.
Time and space, rendered in stone and metal, converge in circles traversed by horizontal lines. The divided circle becomes a symbolic image: its upper arc holds the realm of the divine, while its lower arc conceals the dark and the hidden. Between the two rests the human being, journeying through the Earth.
The sphere, echoing the globe and its likeness to celestial bodies, stands as an allegory of the world—perfection and totality. The circumference defines the limits of the manifested world, precise and harmonious, yet also unites beginning and end in the eternal return. The meeting of square and circle suggests, among other readings, the union of two great cosmic symbols: the sky (circle) and the earth (square).
Vertical lines trace the progression of life, where all that is born must die in order to be reborn, creating a continuous circular movement. Some pieces take on square or cubic forms, grounding us in stability, in the earth, and in the physical cosmos of the four elements.
The square, in its quaternary nature, evokes the four cardinal points—bearers of order and permanence—while the intersection of its lines marks the origin of humankind.
COLOR
Color plays a fundamental role—not only in its symbolic meaning, but also in the dialogue it creates between the selected stones and the designed forms of each piece, a dialogue that imbues every work with its own particular significance.
Lapis lazuli, sodalite, onyx, and blue coral are the stones that bring both color and meaning to each design.
BLUE
For some ancestral cultures, this color represents Hope. It is the color of the sky and of water. The blue of the sky evokes the sacred space where the gods dwell; the blue of water represents the vital liquid, without which life cannot exist. In this way, the color carries a dual meaning: sacred space and vital essence. Both the sky (celestial blue) and water (oceanic blue) suggest vast and open realms, linked to the infinite and to the primordial void. Blue becomes the symbol of divine truth and eternity, and will forever remain the emblem of human immortality.
BLACK
In general, black has been associated with demons and negative spirits of the underworld and the darkness—a total absence of light, a void of color. Yet when it is luminous, black becomes constructive, a reference to stability; when it is opaque, it turns destructive.
