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products profile studio botté
By Matt Dougherty
Photography by Véronique Grenier

1. The caramel-hued
PDP fixture is made from
reclaimed Venetian PVC
blinds.

OLD IS NEW AGAIN
A Montreal designer turns scraps into art

When Studio Botté founder Philippe
Charlebois Gomez was 15, his mother noticed
his fascination with design magazines. She
told him, "There is a mind behind all objects
that surround us. One day, you could be one
of those minds," he recalls. He was often
inspired by his mother, who would organize
toy-making workshops in orphanages and
schools that used only recycled materials.
"Reusing existing objects has always stayed
with me," he explains. "I find it ingenious-
the gesture of taking what we throw away and
imagining the shape that I can give it to make
a one-of-a-kind luminaire."
Reclaiming old objects became Gomez's
calling card when he launched Studio Botté
last January. He takes what some would
consider trash and transforms those scraps
into whimsical light fixtures. "[We'll] pick
something up off the street while biking
through Montreal, bring it back to the

studio, clean it, and take every piece apart,"
he says. "These parts speak to us and tell us
which ones should come together."
Metal, glass, and ceramic are materials
of choice, with the studio's first series
employing fan cages once used for livestock
that were then cut, bent, and painted. "Our
pieces are simply a composition of some
of the most beautiful coincidences of the
industrial world," he explains. Recently,
his fixtures have been displayed at fashion
brand C'est Beau's first retail space in
Montreal (conceived by local design studio
Obeikt), while Humm, donning swirling
black and brass detailing, can be found in
the city's Pastel Rita café.
Friends and family have been bringing
in old lamps and other objects for Gomez's
upcycling process, and now others are
following suit. "We are always pleasantly
surprised when our followers on social
media catch on to what we are doing and
offer us [old] objects instead of placing them
on the curb," adds Gomez. "We believe
we've come at the right time." hd
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - January 2019

From the Editor
Behind the Design
CitySCENE: San Francisco
Women in Design
Platinum Circle
Sketchbook
Book Club
Business Sense: Development Update
Inspiration: Boolean Operator
5 Questions for Michael Bonomo
Profile: Studio Botté
Trends: Circles
Trends: Metropolitan
Trends: Palms
Bedding
Upholstered Furniture
Buyer's Guide
Company Listings
Product Category Index
Product Categories
Ad Index
Back Space: Maria Warner Wong
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Hospitality Design - January 2019 - Inspiration: Boolean Operator
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