Martin Laforêt V1LC24WHITEGREY

Martin Laforêt’s Variations collection is built upon a standardised central concrete element, from which he spontaneously builds outwards. Each object is unique, made inevitable by the casting imperfections in each concrete mould combined with the artist’s experimental approach.

Symmetry and a two tone colour scheme give each chair in the Variations collection a sense of continuity within the eclectic series. In contrast to usual design practices, which often conceal any sign of methodology for the sake of a finished aesthetic, Laforêt has developed a language that unveils and scrutinises the constructive process. In short, Laforêt thinks of design as a "unified whole", an entanglement of form, material, process and technique, that he constantly deconstructs.