BESPOKE FURNISHINGS AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS FORMED BY EARTH, CULTURE, AND CRAFT. ECUADORIAN FOUNDED.

CASA MATERIA STUDIO IS AN ATELIER SPECIALIZING IN BESPOKE FURNISHINGS AND ARCHITECTURAL MILLWORK, ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT THE SPACES AND OBJECTS WE LIVE WITH CAN HOLD MEMORY.

FOUNDED BY ARCHITECT SEBASTIAN MERLO, THE STUDIO WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARCHITECTURE, MATERIAL, CULTURE, AND CRAFT. ROOTED IN ECUADOR, CASA MATERIA DRAWS FROM THE REGION’S LANDSCAPES, MATERIALS, AND CULTURAL MEMORY, USING STONE, TIMBER, CLAY, FIBER, AND OTHER NATURAL MATERIALS TO EXPLORE PLACE AND IDENTITY.

EACH PROJECT IS DEVELOPED AS A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARCHITECT, ARTISAN, MATERIAL, AND SPACE. FROM BESPOKE CABINETRY AND BUILT INS TO FURNITURE AND ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS, EVERY PIECE IS MADE TO ORDER AND CONSIDERED AS PART OF A LARGER ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE.

WORKING CLOSELY WITH SKILLED ARTISANS AND TRADITIONAL ECUADORIAN TECHNIQUES, CASA MATERIA COMBINES CONTEMPORARY DESIGN WITH A DEEP RESPECT FOR CRAFT. NOTHING IS MASS PRODUCED OR AUTOMATED. EACH PIECE IS DEVELOPED INTENTIONALLY, FROM DRAWING AND MATERIAL STUDY THROUGH FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION.

OUR LANGUAGE IS QUIET BUT DISTINCT: STRONG FORMS, NATURAL MATERIALS, AND TIMELESS PROPORTIONS. RATHER THAN FOLLOWING TRENDS, WE CREATE WORK THAT FEELS INHERITED RATHER THAN NEW, DESIGNED TO AGE WITH GRACE AND BECOME PART OF THE SPACES AND LIVES IT INHABITS.

CASA MATERIA IS A PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE, MAKING, AND MEMORY, DEEPLY CONNECTED TO PLACE.

BEHIND THE CREATION

CASA MATERIA STUDIO WAS FOUNDED IN 2025 BY SEBASTIAN MERLO. ECUADORIAN FOUNDED, THE ATELIER CREATES BESPOKE FURNISHINGS AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS SHAPED BY EARTH, CULTURE, AND CRAFT. ITS WORK EXISTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARCHITECTURE, MATERIAL, AND MEMORY, REDUCING EACH PIECE TO ITS ESSENCE AND ALLOWING THE MATERIAL TO SPEAK.

SEBASTIAN’S TRAINING AS AN ARCHITECT SHAPES THE FOUNDATION OF THE BRAND. PROPORTION, MASS, LIGHT, SCALE, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBJECT AND SPACE INFORM EVERY PIECE, FROM FURNITURE TO INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS.

ROOTED IN ECUADOR, CASA MATERIA DRAWS FROM VOLCANIC STONE, CLAY, TIMBER, FIBER, AND HANDCRAFT. THE STUDIO EXPLORES HOW MATERIAL CAN CARRY HISTORY, HOW FORM CAN HOLD MEMORY, AND HOW CRAFT CAN CONNECT THE CONTEMPORARY TO THE ANCESTRAL.

THE BRAND CREATES OBJECTS THAT FEEL INHERITED RATHER THAN MANUFACTURED. DESIGN IS APPROACHED THROUGH DISTILLATION: STRONG SILHOUETTES, HONEST MATERIALS, AND TIMELESS PROPORTIONS. THE RESULT IS A LANGUAGE THAT IS QUIET, WEIGHTED, AND ENDURING.

CASA MATERIA WORKS CLOSELY WITH ARTISANS AND MAKERS, BRINGING TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES INTO CONVERSATION WITH CONTEMPORARY FORM. MATERIALS ARE SELECTED FOR THEIR TACTILITY, ORIGIN, AND ABILITY TO AGE WITH GRACE, WHILE EACH PIECE RETAINS THE TRACE OF THE HAND THAT MADE IT.

FROM BESPOKE FURNISHINGS TO ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, CASA MATERIA CREATES WORK THAT EXISTS BETWEEN OBJECT AND SPACE, APPROACHING FURNITURE WITH THE MINDSET OF AN ARCHITECT AND CONSIDERING EACH PIECE AS PART OF A LARGER SPATIAL EXPERIENCE.

MATERIAL IS THE STARTING POINT. ARCHITECTURE IS THE LENS. CULTURE IS THE FOUNDATION. FORM IS THE EXPRESSION.

COLLECTIONS

ONE OF ONE, BY DESIGN

WE BRING ARCHITECTURAL PRECISION TO HANDCRAFTED MAKING, UNITING MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONAL CRAFT, AND DISCIPLINED EXECUTION IN EVERY PIECE.

ATELIER

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BESPOKE FURNITURE

ARCHITECTURAL MILLWORK

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

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MIAMI | HOUSTON

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OUR ATELIER PROCESS BEGINS WITH A CONVERSATION ABOUT YOUR SPACE, VISION, AND THE MATERIALS THAT INSPIRE YOU. PLEASE SHARE A FEW DETAILS ABOUT YOUR PROJECT SO WE CAN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO CREATE.