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They are like a magic lamp, an object of erotic projection that stimulates touch and imagination.

Carlos Peñafiel monograph Éditions SiegelbaumTran Lemaire

Photo: Éditions Siegelbaum-Tran

With the exhibition also comes the first publication by Trans new publishing house, Editions Siegelbaum-Tran.

I asked him to tell meeverything.

Theres something beautifully irrational about it all, but thats the magic of Lemaires independence.

Carlos Peñafiel

Carlos Peñafiel

As such, it requires a completely different approach in terms of both craftsmanship and production.

Its mold was then digitized and turned into metal, allowing a factory to produce it in larger quantities.

This step was particularly delicate, because leather can behave unpredictably when wet and stretched.

Wearable Sculptures Carlos Peñafiel x Lemaire

Photo: Clement Vayssieres

The work obviously paid off: In February 2020,Penafiel himself walked the Lemaire runwaywith their designs.

Did that take much convincing?

No, it was effortless, says Tran.

Carlos Peñafiel monograph Éditions SiegelbaumTran Lemaire

Photo: Estelle Hanania

The name Siegelbaum, she explains, comes from her mothers side of the family.

That spirit is at the heart of this publishing house.

Carlos Peñafiel monograph Éditions SiegelbaumTran Lemaire

Photo: Estelle Hanania

Carlos Peñafiel monograph Éditions SiegelbaumTran Lemaire

Photo: Estelle Hanania

Carlos Peñafiel monograph Éditions SiegelbaumTran Lemaire

Photo: Lena Emery

Carlos Peñafiel monograph, Éditions Siegelbaum-Tran Lemaire