Before you ask whether it is real: yes.

Yes. No Amayume uses real candy, Le Fleuravelle uses artificial flowers, and El Lienzo Vivo uses hand-raised puff and fabric paint. Each work page identifies its materials and current status.

Manifested works can be worn with work-specific handling. Candy adds more than 25 pounds and projecting volume; flowers widen the silhouette; raised paint needs protection from abrasion. Each completed work includes concise movement and care notes.

Mario checks the conditions that matter to the individual work: weight and joint clearance for candy, movement and compression for flowers, or abrasion and contact between raised paint surfaces. The record stays practical and specific to the material.

Not by default. Exhibition, editorial, display, and acquisition questions are considered case by case. Write to Mario with the work name and what you have in mind.

Marzelest considers one-of-one commissions when the idea, schedule, budget, and practical requirements are appropriate. Include the purpose, date, city, budget range, movement needs, and any material or display limits. Submitting a request does not guarantee acceptance.

Mario reviews the brief and asks for any missing practical information. Accepted projects receive a written scope covering the design direction, schedule, budget, fittings or development stages, and handoff before construction begins.

Unless the written agreement says otherwise, 50% is due before sourcing, design or construction begins. The remaining 50% is due after completion and before shipment or handoff. Any exception and all taxes, customs, duties, cancellations, repairs, scope changes, returns, storage, delivery and delay terms belong in that agreement.

A small study may take weeks, while a full wearable work may take months. Timing depends on scale, material, attachment method, fittings, drying or curing time, and the requirements of the written scope.

Storage follows the material. Candy must be protected from heat, moisture, pests, and compression; flowers need space to retain volume; raised paint should not rub against itself. Electronics and resin studies receive their own instructions if they become completed works.

Often, yes. Begin with photographs and a description of what changed. Mario will distinguish reattachment, replacement, and acceptable evidence of wear before proposing any repair.

Yes. Include the outlet or venue, dates, city, people involved, usage, display conditions, and the work you are asking about.

Chicago. The studio is small, active, and not open for unscheduled visits.