Mantas Lesauskas Lithuanian

Designer Mantas Lesauskas investigates the longevity of natural, raw, and precious materials in his pieces. The desire to create long-lasting furniture for multiple generations requires responsible insight into the archetypes and rituals associated with such enduring objects. By creating limited edition furniture and using materials and methods typical of sculpture, the designer aims to give these objects the opportunity to challenge us as art does. The designer is constantly inspired by artisan skills, seeking to responsibly combine these traditions with smart industrial manufacturing processes.

Mantas is a graduate of the Design Department at Vilnius Academy of Arts. In his earlier projects he pursued conceptual and social design theories. His Bin Toy, Millegome, Eurofurniture (2008), and It’s Also a Table (2009) expressed the importance of ecological issues and questioned the value of newly created objects. In 2011, he was awarded a Licentiate of Arts after defending an art project and thesis titled ‘Narratives of Nostalgia in Design Objects’. He is also an associate professor at the Design Department at Vilnius Academy of Arts.

Mantas Lesauskas believes in showing contradictions and taboos, but avoids judging them