Carpenters Workshop Gallery, New York presents “Ocean Memories,” a new collection of furniture by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. “Ocean Memories” has been in the works for some time now, comprising black marble and polished bronze monoliths that resemble slices of the ocean. A continuation of Lehanneur’s “Liquid Marble” series, the tables, stools, and benches are a result of 3D technology that translates ocean currents into replicable forms. Each piece is cut by a machine to precisely capture what Lehanneur describes as “the equation of liquid” into stone. The marble is then hand-polished to perfectly preserve every ripple and wave, creating a surreal effect.Lehanneur explains, “It’s the paradox of applying the liquid to something that is supposed to be the perfect opposite of liquid — in this case, marble. I like to create pieces where it is not easy to know what time they come from. If you use plastic, acrylic, resin, then you know it is from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s. Marble is a timeless material and the ocean is timeless as well. I want to evoke the miracle and the fragility of being alive.”The designer also recently oversaw the big reveal of his interiors for Maison Kitsuné’s flagship in Soho, New York. Lehanneur focused on the links that Maison Kitsuné makes between cultures, fashion, and music to inform the new space’s design. A curving, vine-like rail meanders through the store’s textured concrete interior, like “a magic pencil, drawing its own line within the space,” said Lehanneur. Accented with marble, mirror, and bi-chromated steel elements, the boutique is another iteration of Lehanneur’s ability to harmoniously bring together organic and mineral elements.“Ocean Memories” is on view through October 27, 2017 at Carpenters Workshop Gallery, New York, 693 Fifth Avenue, New York, US, noted Wallpaper. Read more