In the Studio With Julian Mayor

In Miami this December, UK-born artist Julian Mayor debuted the
results of a yearlong artistic collaboration with Artnet and
Maestro Dobel Tequila: a nearly eight-foot-long freestanding bar
and editions of 70 steel cocktail vessels and hand-blown
tequila-tasting glasses.

The works, which straddle the space between art and design, were
presented at the famous Herzog & de Mueron-designed building at
1111 Lincoln Road on South Beach in Miami during an intimate dinner
hosted by Artnet and Maestro Dobel Tequila on the occasion of Art
Basel Miami Beach.

The pieces were inspired by the geometry of the agave plant,
from which tequila is sourced—a symbolic nod to Maestro Dobel,
whose signature blend is distilled from 100-percent blue agave,
harvested on an estate in Jalisco, Mexico.

While Mayor’s original vision for the project centered primarily
on the creation of the bar, a recent trip to Mexico City inspired
the subsequent production of the steel vessels, which are available for purchase individually and
exclusively through Artnet.

Explore the 360-degree video above to see how Mayor designed the
steel cocktail vessels at his South Yorkshire studio.

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