MAEN 09 CHAIR BY MARTIN MASSÉ

MAEN 09 CHAIR
BY MARTIN MASSÉ

LIMITED EDITION 12
SIGNED, SERIAL NUMBER AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
MAEN COLLECTION
YEAR 2023

CREAM MATTE LACQUER OR BLACK MIRROR LACQUER

IN H 37.5 W 20.4 D 19.8 SH 18.1
CM H 95.3 W 52 D 50.5 SH 46

CUSTOM SIZE OR FINISH ON REQUEST

HANDCRAFTED IN FRANCE BY ATELIERS RACINES

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A sculptural exploration of form, weight, and memory, the Maen collection by Massé draws conceptual and formal inspiration from the megalithic monuments of prehistoric Europe. Its name, derived from the Breton word for stone, anchors the series in a lineage of ancient architecture while proposing a new formal language in which historical resonance and sculptural clarity coexist. What distinguishes the collection is its ability to evoke permanence while inhabiting a contemporary vocabulary of abstraction and spatial rhythm

Composed of nine distinct pieces, Maen reimagines the elemental presence of monoliths and cairns, translating their archaic forms into objects of studied proportion and tension. At once massive and delicately poised, the volumes evoke the visual density of stone shaped by geological time. Reminiscent of eroded boulders or stacked dolmens, the works nonetheless feel vivid, dynamic, and original. Through deliberate imbalances, cantilevered planes, and unexpected superpositions, Massé introduces a calculated precariousness that challenges our perception of mass and gravity

Each work is handcrafted in France with technical precision and material nuance: wood and lacquer works by Atelier Racines and marble works by the artisans of Ateliers Saint-Jacques, each demonstrating a meticulous approach to fabrication. Whether rendered in bleached ash, black oak, matte or gloss lacquer, or rare marbles such as Breccia Botticelli and Estremoz white, the material choices deepen the dialogue between the archaic and the contemporary, the raw and the polished

Massé’s reinterpretation of prehistoric typologies resists nostalgia, reminding us that we can honor our ancestral lineage while innovating towards a future of greater possibility. In strictly limited edition of twelve, each work is both artifact and architecture, an invitation to reflect on the physical and symbolic presence of our most primal forms

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MARTIN MASSÉ

Martin Massé

Born Nantes, France, 1990

A Parisian architect and designer, Massé combines the tradition of exceptional French craftsmanship with contemporary design. With simple, pure proportions and noble materials, Massé composes bold, structural works that are strongly influenced by ancient Italian architecture, Japanese craftsmanship, and the Art Deco movement. At the same time, his works reference science fiction, travel, poetry, and cinema. This balance of the ancient and the modern create singularly timeless furniture

Massé trained at Penninghen and L’Ecole Speciale D’Architecture in Paris. He worked with architects and designers such as Joseph DirandTristan Auer, and Jean-Michel Wilmotte before founding his own studio in 2017

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