Geometry in Wood — The Quiet Sculptures of Diamantina & la Perla

In the quiet of Montería’s workshop, the raw material meets restraint. Here, reforested oak becomes geometry—perfect spheres, subtle conical forms, and rings that balance volume and void. Diamantina & la Perla’s Geometric collection reads less like décor and more like a language: an economical lexicon of shape, weight and shadow.

In an age of maximalism and ornamented surfaces, the Geometric series is resolute in its simplicity. Each piece is a meditation on form: the circle, the torus, the segment. In a single sweep of the lathe, the oak yields to something far more distilled than furniture or accessory—it becomes a statement. The hand-turned method leaves trace. Your eye follows the grain, notices a slight inflection, senses the maker’s presence.

The collection thrives on tension: between solid and void, scale and subtlety, mass and dematerialization. The sphere hovers lightly on a shelf. A torus frames an empty core, as much absence as presence. Together these objects curate negative space, giving interiors breathing room.

Material & Process

What feels elemental is in fact deeply constructed. The wood comes from reforestation projects in Montería, Colombia—local stewardship over distant sourcing. The workshop’s methodology emphasizes low waste and selective harvesting, ensuring the oak’s legacy is regenerative, not extractive.

Each form is achieved through a refined turning process. The lathe carves in continuum, yet pauses at micro-adjustments. The artisans coax texture and tone out of the oak, smoothing some surfaces to satin, leaving others slightly raw to emphasize the grain’s lineage. In the final stage, a matte natural oil brings out the depth of color without simulation—no lacquer gloss, no veneer disguise—just oak, turned, revealed.