CALAMINE

Like all natural raw materials, lava stone has a long tradition. In France and Italy, at the foot of volcanoes, black rock shapes the landscape, and for centuries, craftspeople have been able to add colour to it by enamelling. Orientation tables and street signs for example have long benefited from this process, which gives them a durability that few other objects can boast. Fusion and explosion combine, where mechanical aesthetics meet the origins of materials and the creative power of fire.