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Damaso Mayer

Mexico City-born artist and designer; founder of Estudio Material, a San Francisco-based creative practice exploring raw and overlooked materials.

Jul 13, 2026

6:02
itself.And can you tell us some of the specific stones that you like to use, and maybe even like where they're from, and if there's any like properties of those stones of why, why you enjoy working with them?
6:17
I source a lot of my stone here in the Bay, in Richmond, at a stone yard called American Soul and Stone.
6:25
And really my selection, it comes from an availability perspective.
6:32
And so I, I go to the yard and I, I look at what's there, and then I look at what's left over.
6:40
And then from there I, I, I really try to use that material.
6:45
And so really the, the material selection comes down to availability.
6:50
And it doesn't always depend on me.

8 MINS LATER

15:06
Also even just curious how you feel about machines, and you growing up with your father's shop, how, how machines and tools have been used to help you, um, bring your ideas to fruition?

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