But they also emphatically create a whole, a coherence confirmed by the way they interact in form. With a stacking in which the stone transforms the steel base. An air-filled volume onto which the weight of the massive entity has a visible effect and leaves an unmistakable impression.
The furniture is a sculptural entity; it is a statement, characteristic of Storms’ visual language, that arrests attention. Firstly, by the singularity of the whole, the interplay of forces and contrasts, between light that reflects or elegantly creates a soft sheen. Then through the delicate details and unique markings of the Sicilian marble, the lustre of the base that, from our present day, reinforces the rich history of the stone.
