{"id":595651,"date":"2026-01-05T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?p=595651"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:54:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:54:49","slug":"the-lost-cloth-project-ancestral-patterns-recast-in-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/the-lost-cloth-project-ancestral-patterns-recast-in-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Cloth Project: Ancestral Patterns Recast in Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The long histories of textiles and woodwork go hand in hand, with technique, materiality, and human touch inseparable from the final object. <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenburksmanmade.com\/the-lost-cloth-object\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Lost Cloth Project<\/strong><\/a> is a capsule collection created through a collaboration between Italian surfaces manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/tag\/alpi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALPI<\/strong><\/a> and acclaimed design studio <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenburksmanmade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stephen Burks Man Made<\/strong><\/a>, led by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/tag\/stephen-burks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Burks<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/malikaleiper\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Malika Leiper<\/strong><\/a>, celebrating the ancient bond between wood and weaving. Translating traditional Kuba raffia textiles into intricate wood inlay, the collection draws from centuries-old patterns originating in the Kuba Kingdom in today&#8217;s Democratic Republic of the Congo. Unveiled at <a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/tag\/design-miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design Miami<\/a> this year, the mini-collection fuses cultural research, craft, and contemporary expression through ALPI&#8217;s innovative approach to recomposed wood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=595656\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595656\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-595656 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-4-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Geometric abstract wooden sculpture with patterned surfaces sits on a red background under a spotlight.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-4-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-4-800x1066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the duo, hand production is not a nostalgic gesture but a vehicle for innovation \u2013 a direct response to the commodification and planned obsolescence of modern design. Inspired by Kuba cloth, traditionally woven from raffia palm leaves and adorned with abstract geometric motifs, the designers translate these intricate patterns into a new material language.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=595659\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595659\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-595659\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-7-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Geometric wooden furniture pieces with inlaid patterns set against a deep red background and floor.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-7-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-7-800x1066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-7-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The resulting wood-inlaid pieces \u2013 two ottomans and a sculptural partition \u2013 celebrate the individuality and improvisational nature of Kuba textile design, realized entirely in veneers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpi.us\/en\/products\/collezioni+wood\/legacy\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALPI\u2019s Legacy Collection<\/a>. Comprising so-called \u201clost\u201d woods such as ebony, Honduran mahogany, teak, rosewood, wenge, and zebrawood, the collection draws attention to species that are no longer readily available \u2013 or in some cases no longer permitted \u2013 to be commercially harvested.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=595653\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595653\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-595653\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-1-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden objects with geometric, diamond-shaped patterns in various shades of brown, set against a solid dark red background.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-1-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-1-800x1066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=595654\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595654\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-595654 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-2-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Geometric wooden patterns with varying shades of brown on walls and furniture, featuring concentric squares and striped circular surfaces.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-2-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this way, the materiality and message of the capsule collection are deeply aligned. ALPI\u2019s pioneering reconstituted wood technology, made by taking apart and reassembling real wood to create a material that is both authentic and reproducible, allows ancestral patterns to be translated rather than merely referenced. This approach mirrors Stephen Burks Man Made\u2019s longstanding practice of working within spaces of craft and community, bridging past and present through culturally open design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=595655\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-595655\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-3-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"A geometric wooden sculpture featuring a semi-circular panel with patterned inlays, set against a red background with a matching striped base.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-3-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-3-800x1066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=595657\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595657\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-595657\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-5-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"A geometric wooden sculpture with diamond and stripe patterns stands on a round base, set against a red background with dramatic lighting.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-5-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-5-800x1066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Vittorio Alpi \u2013 founder Pietro Alpi&#8217;s grandson, now leading the company \u2013 reflects: \u201cThe encounter with Stephen and the way he was inspired by the traditional craft of Kuba cloth led to an epiphany. I saw an intimate connection to our Legacy collection \u2013 both are expressions of cultural heritage at risk of disappearing. When Stephen proposed The Lost Cloth Object, it felt like a moment of magical creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=595658\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595658\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-595658 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-6-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Geometric wooden shapes with inlaid patterns in various wood tones rest on a solid pink background.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-6-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-6-800x1066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-6-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Intricate layering of these \u201clost\u201d woods, combined with the detailed geometry of Kuba weaving, creates a captivating luster that allows distinct grain patterns to shine. Finished in satin to preserve the natural luminosity of the material, the pieces invite the wood itself to speak \u2013 each surface telling a story of transformation, continuity, and care. Positioned within ALPI\u2019s ongoing series of cultural design initiatives, The Lost Cloth Object reminds us that not all progress is new, and not everything old is truly lost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=595660\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595660\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-595660\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-8-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Geometric wooden platforms with intricate black patterns are arranged on a red surface against a dark red background.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-8-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-8-800x1066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-8-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2025\/12\/The-Lost-Cloth-Object-Stephen-Burks-Man-Made-8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn more about the Lost Cloth Project by <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenburksmanmade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Burks Man Made<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpi.us\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALPI<\/a>, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenburksmanmade.com\/the-lost-cloth-object\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stephenburksmanmade.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/federicocedrone\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federico Cedrone<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALPI and Stephen Burks Man Made collaborate in a capsule collection for Design Miami, showcasing 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