Tempo

Furniture that connects ancient forms to contemporary space

Date

November 13, 2025

Deceres designed Tempo, a three-piece furniture collection built from oak. The work references specific architectural sources: Mayan ruins, brutalist geometry, and pre-Columbian forms translated into functional objects.

The Coba dresser takes its vertical angles from weathered stepped pyramids in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The Aequs accent table works with clean geometric planes. The Sakro chair combines historical and contemporary references in a single seating form. Each piece is handcrafted, with the oak left in natural tones that emphasize the material's grain and weight.

Deceres operates between Mexico City and California, drawing from both locations. The studio works with a vocabulary of monolithic forms and precise angles, making furniture that carries visual weight without dominating a room. Tempo demonstrates this approach through solid construction and deliberate proportions rather than surface decoration.

The collection functions as individual pieces or as a group. The shared material and formal language create coherence across different furniture types.

Designer/Studio

Deceres

Deceres is a Mexico City and California studio founded by Denise Martinez and Jorge Arturo Ibarra. Handcrafted furniture combining monolithic forms, architectural references, and reductive design.

Photo Credits

Gry Space