Lacuna

Hugo: How are you doing, Lars? Has the pandemic been good to you in the last months in any way?

Lars: My man! I’m in my perfect cocktail mode at the moment, you know, when all the ingredients are measured well... I’ve been 50/50 in South Africa and Belgium since a while. The pandemic restrictions in Belgium were horrible, it made me lose touch with a lot of good friends. I’m so happy to be able to live in Cape Town for the time being. I have had the pleasure to meet many like-minded people and some cool locals who inspire me in new ways. In 2022 I have a goal: working on a project together with you :)

Please tell us more about LACUNA! Where does the name and the symbol come from?

1.  An unfilled space; a gap. “the journal filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern studies”‍
2.  Anatomy: a cavity or depression in a bone

For me it’s the missing link, the moment right before you understand something fully. The symbol represents the moment right before you get it.

Side note: When I was a kid I used to always hunt for rare words. I googled every week to find new words to make posters with, just to train my “graphics skills” and in one of the posters I used the word Lacuna and it just stuck with me!

What was the idea and process of creating the Logo Sofa? How do you actually build this? Can you tell us more about the actual process? Where do you start when producing an object like this?

I think after my studies in photography I’ve always directed projects in the realms of music, imagery etc. And then I started collaborating on objects with my visions. People asked me to make limited editions or merchandise for them. After all these experiences, I just had the feeling that I wanted to create my own product. I literally had a dream about a sofa from the logo. I called my friend Orson and asked him to turn it into a prototype draft. A few days later he showed me the shape and it immediately hit the sweet spot for me! This is the first time in my life I followed up on a dream and pushed it so hard that It becomes a (sellable) object.

I also have question for you, Hugo: How did you come up with the idea to make products that live in the PRESENT world? Like the Shidō spray or the Rézine scent holders, how do you see this evolving? And where do you like this to end up being?

The main motivation is to discover different industries through our collabs with makers around the world. Making Shidō allowed us to explore Ryoko Hori’s atelier and her process of creating a new scent. This gives us the opportunity to share with our community the product-making-journeys in the print magazine. With being transparent in this way we aim to encourage others to dare to take the leap as well … nothing is impossible!