This is a design and architecture brand that creates artistic, sustainable natural-stone products (tiles, panels, bricks, objects) by transforming natural materials into architectural and artistic pieces. It focuses on the beauty of stone and sustainable material use, often repurposing remnants and celebrating natural textures in design.
INTIMACY
CONCEPT: Tactile Connection
The Borrowed Earth series explores emotions through natural materials and crafted objects. Each post Warmth, Intimacy, Legacy, reflects a distinct feeling, from calmness and reflection to warmth and enduring stories.
Visuals are curated as static posts, with subtle motion added via Runway AI to gently enhance texture, light, and engagement, without overwhelming the natural elegance of the materials.
Highlights the quiet intimacy between natural forms (stone + fruit) and human ritual, showing how design becomes part of everyday life.The Glacial Bowl, with its carved texture and organic imperfections, embodies tactility and closeness, making the simple act of holding fruit feel personal.
“Form speaks in whispers, and stone holds the quiet beauty of nature.” ties intimacy to the subtle relationship between material and use, emphasizing how objects enrich daily rituals.
Text Placement
Bottom-right keeps balance against the strong circular forms, leaving breathing space while drawing attention to the bowls and copy together.
I added subtle motion along with a soft play of light across the bowls to enhance their quiet tactility, evoking a sense of closeness and gentle connection. The slow movement brings the forms to life, creating a calm, intimate mood and making the visual feel warm, and immersive.
LEGACY
Concept:
This post highlights timelessness and the idea of objects as heirlooms, carrying stories across generations.
Its raw stone form symbolizes permanence and artistry, making it a natural metaphor for legacy. Objects shaped to be passed down...” underscores both craftsmanship and enduring value, linking the permanence of stone to the emotional story of inheritance.
Text Placement:
Bottom-right in the negative floor space balances the bathtub’s mass and preserves clarity without competing with texture.
A subtle motion was added to the shimmering marble grain and reflected light to embody endurance, symbolising a timeless craft passed down through generations.
WARMTH
Concept
Showcasing the human aspect of design objects that create intimate, cozy experiences.
Image Choice: Candle Stands with warm lighting and shadows evoke comfort, home, and gatherings, highlighting material warmth and craftsmanship.
“Crafted to hold more than objects they hold moments” emphasizes the emotional value of objects, resonating with Borrowed Earth’s philosophy of meaningful design.
Text Placement
Bottom-left keeps the warm glow unobstructed while letting the copy enhance the narrative of the image.
The rising smoke from the extinguished candle captures fleeting human presence, holding the memory of a moment.
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