Locally sourced residual materials from Luxembourg such as sediments, mining waste, minette iron ore, and construction debris, are hand-shaped and bound with natural agents like salt, starch and lime. These “new stones” become collectible design objects, biodegradable, modular column-shaped consoles that can be arranged in different heights and configurations. Their layered textures do not merely imitate erosion and growth but participate in these processes. New Rocks invites a rethinking of materiality, turning discarded rocks and materials into a resource and reconnecting them to nature through material experimentation and sculptural expression.
This project is now archived and was part of DDW25
This project is part of
Basic Instinct: Making–With
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Basic Instinct: Making–With
Location
Center
Kazerne – Design Lab
Paradijslaan 8
5611 KN
Ruud Balk
‘New Rocks’ is a material research project initiated in 2023, exploring hybrid biomaterials through geological processes.
Ruud Balk
Stan Huaux
About Jules Pean
Jules Péan (b. 2001) is a Luxembourgish designer whose work blends craftsmanship and material experimentation. A graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven, he creates sustainable, artistic objects exploring emotional and tactile connections to materials.
