Anima Mundi - Maté Bartha product design Japanese luxury resort label and

Japanese luxury resort label and flagship brand of Hoshino Resorts

A decade after Aerni’s first monograph

bathed in the golden Southern Californian light

and the bonfire as the prehistoric space of assembly

Anima Mundi - Maté Bartha product design Japanese luxury resort label andAnima Mundi, meaning world spirit, is rooted in Platonic thought and reflects the ancient concept of a universal organising principle that connects all beings. However, its not the existence of such a force, but humanitys intrinsic need to believe in it that sparked the interest of Mt Bartha (HU). Bartha explores the hidden anatomy of an archetypal metropolis, portraying urban space as a social product. A second nature shaped by human hands, yet one