Draga & Aurel cut, shape and then join colored cast acrylic Lucite sheets to ensure that each piece in the collection is unique. Courtesy of Todd Merrill Studio, NYC
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Basedow, seen here working in the Draga & Aurel laboratory, is a skilled painter who trained previously as a carpenter and woodworker. Photo by Piero Gemelli
Part of the Flare collection, these hand-made pieces illustrate the dramatic effects that light and color can have. Prices start at $25,000 each. Courtesy of Todd Merrill Studio, NYC
Coloring and painting the components and pieces is a precise, painstaking process. Photo by Riccardo Gasperoni
The duo designed this Glaze collection exclusively for Milan-based Nilufar Gallery. Photo by Riccardo Gasperoni
The Glaze collection, called Tinted Hues, features cool colors –– blue, lilac and green –– on the Lucite, giving it an overall effect of depth and three-dimensionality. Photo by Federica Lissoni
Designer Draga Obradovic (left) and painter Aurel K. Basedow are partners in life and in art. Photo by Piero Gemelli