ED BERRIOS

.0038

Dimensions

180 cm (W) × 45 cm (D) × 50 cm (H)

Materials

Natural blue stone (Azul Macaubas / Blue Limestone). Monolithic carved structure with three engineered arches.

Collection

ÉDITIONS SINGULIÈRES — COLLECTOR WORKS
`The piece is conceived as a horizontal vault — a single long bench drawn from one carved mass, where the body of the stone meets the floor only at three soft tectonic arches. The formal idea is a continuous fragment of carved ground, lifted just enough to function as bench, ledge, and architectural object at once. The body is one monolithic carved structure with three engineered arches forming the legs. The piece measures 180 centimetres in width, 45 centimetres in depth, and 50 centimetres in height. Each arch clearance is 15 to 18 centimetres of internal opening; the seat surface is held continuous across the full 180 centimetres, with a 1 to 1.5 centimetre inward visual relief at the base so the form appears to settle into rather than rest on the floor. The material is natural blue stone — Azul Macaubas for the premium sculptural register, Blue Limestone for the architectural, or a regional blue stone selected by the atelier. Each piece is carved from a single solid block. The finish is honed matte, hand-sanded through a progression of grits so the surface retains its softness; natural veining and tonal variation are left inherent to the stone and made visible through restraint. The defining gesture is the horizon line — the way the seat surface holds a single uninterrupted plane while the arches below draw three quiet negatives along the floor. The whole reads as a fragment of carved terrain rather than a piece of furniture, the entire form quietly settled and refusing the lift of a leg. Viewed from different angles, the object shifts between bench, architectural ledge, and collectible sculpture. The repetition of the arches introduces rhythm beneath the long horizontal mass, creating a tension between weight and release that animates the otherwise silent body. Suited to private residences, collectors’ interiors, gallery foyers, hospitality environments, and architectural settings where a long horizontal stone element is asked to anchor a hallway, a hearth, or the foot of a wall — equally functional as bench, sculptural plinth, architectural object, and gallery collectible.