ARCH STOOL BY FRÉDÉRIC SAULOU

The Arch collection begins with a memory of stone, recalling us to the cathedrals and Haussmannian façades where French architecture once learned to speak in weight, rhythm, and light. Saulou returns to these historic structures not to replicate their grandeur, but to reinterpret their vocabulary at a domestic scale. The works distill the disciplined craft of stone carving into forms that feel at once architectural and intimate, translating centuries of masonry into objects shaped for contemporary life

At the heart of the collection is a sculptural interlocking of a square-based rectangle and a cone. This meeting of geometries echoes the logic of carved pilasters and column capitals, where each face of the stone is honed with purpose and direction. Saulou plays with rough and smooth finishes to reveal the raw mineral body of the material while also asserting the precision of the artisan’s hand. The silhouette evokes the column—an elemental connector of earth and sky—here rendered with a clarity that emphasizes both mass and grace

Leather seating surfaces complement the stone, adding warmth and comfort without diluting the material presence of the whole. Handcrafted with the rigor associated with traditional French stonemasonry, the Arch collection becomes a quiet homage to architectural heritage: a celebration of how stone can still carry history, structure space, and invite touch

In these works, Saulou offers a contemporary reading of stone ornamentation—stripped of grandeur yet rich with memory—reminding us that even the most monumental language can be spoken softly