Naturally occurring stones, polished smooth by centuries of ocean tides and rivers, are a central element in the designs by Festa & Co. The idea of using these varied stones in this work grew out of a trip to Encinitas, a storybook beach in Southern California. Nerio Festa took some stones home, placed them around in the living room and began experimenting with "wrapping" them within rusted steel rods from their workshop and transforming them into functional art. Since then festa & Co. has grown to a few people who still make one piece at a time with hand-picked stones.
Naturally occurring stones, polished smooth by centuries of ocean tides and rivers, are a central element in the designs by Festa & Co. The idea of using these varied stones in this work grew out of a trip to Encinitas, a storybook beach in Southern California. Nerio Festa took some stones home, placed them around in the living room and began experimenting with "wrapping" them within rusted steel rods from their workshop and transforming them into functional art. Since then festa & Co. has grown to a few people who still make one piece at a time with hand-picked stones.