ibiyanε

From Cameroon and Martinique respectively, Tania Doumbe Fines and Elodie Dérond of ibiyanε named their design studio after the Batanga word meaning “to know one another.” Working from Martinique and primarily in wood, they sculpt objects for everyday use. ibiyanε understands seemingly ordinary objects as three-dimensional poems, contemplating intentionality and beauty as means to generate endless new realities. From their intuitive making has grown a sculptural method of learning, archiving, remembering, and ultimately releasing.