Plants

In ‘KAUANI,’ Indigenous Mexican Flora Flourishes in Glowing Lanterns

In Nahuatl, an Aztec language indigenous to Mesoamerica still spoken by more than a million people throughout Mexico, kauani means “to flourish.” Designers Inés Quezada and Inés Llasera, co-founders of Tornasol Studio, conceived of a series of luminaires inspired by native flora in celebration of the region’s rich botanic diversity. The ongoing series, KAUANI, emulates […]