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Cádiz was one of the wealthiest cities in 18th-century Europe—the gateway to the Americas and a place of extraordinary architectural ambition. The buildings that remain from that era carry their history in their very bones: in the massive structural beams that have supported roofs for three centuries, absorbing the grime, cracks, and layers of paint and plaster left by every generation that lived beneath them.

From the very beginning, those beams were the driving force behind AMBER. It was not just the material itself—that majestic, dense, ancient wood—but also the stories we uncovered about the buildings from which it came. Both aspects inspired us equally. Our goal was always to create sculptural objects that would last a lifetime and honor the life the material had already lived.