Symposion

SYMPOSION takes shape from seven blocks of Arabescato Fantastico marble, among the last available of this quality. These fragments originate from an exceptional project carried out by Les Marbreries de la Seine for a suite at the Hôtel Crillon, designed by Karl Lagerfeld and Aline Asmar d’Amman. Set aside at the conclusion of this commission, the marble retains the memory of a place, a gaze, and a precise architectural context. SYMPOSION extends this existing narrative by offering a new reading of a material already inscribed with history.

Developed without preliminary drawings, the project emerged through a direct dialogue with stone and craftsmanship. The conversation daybed, sculptural chair, and floor lamp were crafted by Les Marbreries de la Seine, then further shaped through the encounter of rarely associated savoir-faire: Le Lit National signs the upholstered comfort of the seating, while the floor lamp combines marble with rattan crafted by Michèle Thomé and washi paper made by Fabien Ifirès.

Conceived as a collection of living vestiges, the project questions how a material charged with history can be displaced toward new uses.