FUNAMBULE LARGE DINING TABLE BY FRÉDÉRIC SAULOU

Funambule

Exclusively for STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN, Saulou’s Funambule Collection is rooted in an exploration of French limestone, the iconic material of grand Haussmannian buildings, re-contextualizing this heritage stone on a smaller scale, celebrating its sculptural potential and historical significance. By reimagining limestone as a functional material for contemporary living, Saulou preserves the history of mineral materials and insists on their resonance today. The collection’s name, meaning “tightrope walker” in French, symbolizes the delicate balance achieved between traditional artisanship and innovative minimalism, tradition and innovation, permanence and fluidity

The collection emphasizes the intrinsic beauty of limestone through precise assemblies and masterfully crafted forms. Clean, monolithic volumes are juxtaposed with rounded, decorative elements, echoing historical ornamentation of Haussmann’s Paris while introducing a minimalist interplay of geometric rigor and subtle curves. The works are intentionally simple yet monumentally composed, balancing primitive and refined elements. The contrast between rounded decorative motifs and straight, pure lines references historical periods of ornamentation while nodding to the streamlined spatial concepts of the 1990s

In a strictly limited edition of twenty, each work in the Funambule Collection showcases the technical mastery of traditional French stone-working with a modern sensibility. Saulou invites us to consider how the meaning of timeless materials evolves over time, anchoring us in a sense of what has come before and freeing us to imagine a different future

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