Alonso Cartú's NANA Collection Explores Banana Forms in Ceramic Art and Design

Mexican artist Alonso Cartú, working through Cartú Studio, has developed the NANA Collection, a series of ceramic pieces inspired by banana forms. The collection blurs boundaries between functional objects, jewelry, and sculpture through generative design processes. Cartú employs various ceramic techniques including wheel throwing, slab construction, and hand modeling in his Mexico City studio. The collection was recently showcased at ZONAMACO's design section, highlighting connections between art, design, and material processes. Cartú's architectural background informs his exploration of form, scale, and materiality in contemporary objects.