Ximena
Vilchis
About
My practice sits at the intersection of art and design, where an ongoing dialogue unfolds between thought, image, and materiality.
Research-based, my work engages with the tension between critical theory and poetic sensibility through nature and the everyday, reclaiming the acts of pause and reflection.
Ce que je ne vois pas, je le ressens
Product design
Ashtray · Recycled aluminum
In collaboration with Lester Argüelles
École Boulle, Paris 2024
“Ce que je ne vois pas, je le ressens”: “That which I do not see, I feel.”
This ashtray establishes a tactile dialogue through the Braille writing system, linking the embossed textures of recycled aluminum offset-printing plates with the symbolic language of literature. It brings the poem La Cigarette by French poet Francis Ponge into contact with the sense of touch, so the work is experienced through materiality and sensation. The piece also reflects on a habit shared by several classic literary figures, the act of smoking, not as an endorsement but as a gesture emblematic of a ritual that shaped their creative practice.
Product design
Ashtray · Recycled aluminum
In collaboration with Lester Argüelles
École Boulle, Paris 2024
“Ce que je ne vois pas, je le ressens”: “That which I do not see, I feel.”
This ashtray establishes a tactile dialogue through the Braille writing system, linking the embossed textures of recycled aluminum offset-printing plates with the symbolic language of literature. It brings the poem La Cigarette by French poet Francis Ponge into contact with the sense of touch, so the work is experienced through materiality and sensation. The piece also reflects on a habit shared by several classic literary figures, the act of smoking, not as an endorsement but as a gesture emblematic of a ritual that shaped their creative practice.
Dogtooth
Artisanal jewelry
Silver ring, cast by hand
Ø 2.5 cm × 2.7 cm
Barcelona 2023
Inspired by rock formations, their organic curves and jagged edges, this ring began as a smooth wax prototype, then melted by hand into something closer to an outcrop’s unpredictable texture. Cast in silver, filed and polished, it keeps the gesture of that melting moment intact.
Artisanal jewelry
Silver ring, cast by hand
Ø 2.5 cm × 2.7 cm
Barcelona 2023
Inspired by rock formations, their organic curves and jagged edges, this ring began as a smooth wax prototype, then melted by hand into something closer to an outcrop’s unpredictable texture. Cast in silver, filed and polished, it keeps the gesture of that melting moment intact.
Stool on the Rocks
Furniture design
Prototype stool
Steel & copopren insulating panels · 47 × 74 × 40 cm
Barcelona 2023
Six curvilinear steel legs support five stacked, rock-like foam blocks, a study in hardness and softness, order and chaos.
Furniture design
Prototype stool
Steel & copopren insulating panels · 47 × 74 × 40 cm
Barcelona 2023
Six curvilinear steel legs support five stacked, rock-like foam blocks, a study in hardness and softness, order and chaos.