Changing the Routine of Letter Composing into Sculptural Style
As handwritten letters quietly disappear from daily life, designer Maja Stamenković translates the routine of correspondence into a sculptural item. Named Love Letters “M”, the collectible side table reimagines the letter M as a three-dimensional type, crowned by a triangular volume influenced by the flap of an opened envelope. The task continues Stamenković’s continuous Love Letters series of nightstands, where the drawer formerly took the type of an envelope.
In this new model, the envelope is abstracted into geometry and typography: the letter M ends up being the structure itself, shifting the series from functional storage furnishings towards a more sculptural and artistic expression that reviews the tactile and psychological worth of handwritten letters. More than a functional side table, Love Letters “M” operates as a sculptural and symbolic item that motivates users to stop briefly and reconnect with sluggish, tactile gestures in a progressively digital world.
all images by Marijo Zupanov, unless stated otherwise, thanks to MA_ST_AR 7 Layers of Materials compose Love Letters” M”side table The piece by designer Maja Stamenković combines natural, recyclable, and salvaged products, consisting of solid walnut, Portogallo Rosso marble, painted aluminum, stainless steel, painted MDF, tiles, plexiglass, and brass. Each layer symbolizes a various generation; the table is made up of 7 components representing seven generations, ending up being a vessel of memory, continuity, and heritage.
First presented at the Venice Style Biennial 2025 within the exhibition Antique under the style Extinction/ Redemption, the task reflects on how termination today affects not just environments however also empathy, creativity, and cultural routines. Love Letters “M” was likewise granted Silver at the London Design Awards 2025 in the classification Item Style– Unanticipated Design. The task suggests that daily items can serve as quiet carriers of memory, meaning, and psychological continuity, maintaining something of the vanishing art of handwritten letters.
walnut, Portogallo Rosso marble, brass, painted aluminum, painted MDF, tiles, plexiglass, painted stainless steel triangular volume in envelope-like type, evoking the intimate act of sending out or getting a letter 7 distinct aspects, each carrying its own story
layering of colorful, contrasting products, forming an unified structure