Bryonia
This piece started with a forgotten table I found in my grandmother’s garden — left outside, covered in moss, mould, and spiderwebs. The table was made almost completely out of wood, and it felt like nature was taking back what once belonged to her. That quiet but powerful image became my inspiration.
Gaya Collection
Product Design - 2025
The table had rectangular tops and cube-shaped legs, which felt very unnatural. I wanted to honour nature by reshaping the legs into something more organic — like a tree trunk growing upward. I sculpted new legs using clay and added swirling patterns of yarn in beige, green, and white (inspired by Wendy Andreu) referencing the branches, moss and growth that had already begun their return.
The name Bryonia refers to a climbing plant, rooted in Greek (βρύω) meaning 'to swell' or 'to grow luxuriantly'. Just like the creeping vines and moss reclaiming forgotten objects, this piece is part furniture, part memory — a soft rebellion against the overly clean and controlled. A reminder that everything man-made will one day belong to nature again.