The Modern Scholar collection is a meditation on the dance between the mind and the space it occupies. The surfaces invite touch, kindling space and room for thought. Parchment lies in smooth, grained planes; lacquer fractures gold and light into fine tessellations. Shagreen offers its aquatic calm. Bark and branch motifs are captured in glimmering straw marquetry and textured cast bronze. Forms are soft and accommodating. Curves suggest the turning of a page; planes meet with the calm precision of a well-cut seal. Nothing is hurried. Each object is made to accompany an everyday practice, to evolve through use, to be part of a space shaped with quiet restraint.
Reflecting the philosophical traditions of Alexander Lamont’s roots in Asia, the new works echo the natural world, inviting reflection and evolving with touch. Craftsmanship brings surface into dialogue with human contemplation, a meeting place of art, poetry and structure
