Flowers may be among nature’s most fleeting gestures. While their beauty lies in their colors and forms, it’s also rooted in their impermanence, making the time we have with them all the more precious. With Lithic Bloom, Mexico City-based design lab Sten Studio captures that fleeting moment and gives it weight, translating delicate florals into enduring stone forms that linger far longer than any bloom we could pluck from a garden.
Unveiled at this year’s Design Miami Curio collection and with a booth design by Jorge Brown and Alban Roger, Lithic Bloom presents a series of stone sculptures that nod not only to the vast range of floral forms, but also to the scent they evoke and the pause they encourage. At the heart of the collection are a centerpiece, two stools, and two auxiliary tables. Surrounding them stand seven totemic, lithic sentinels, each capturing a different expression of botanical diversity.
Crafted from Golden Calacatta marble and pineapple onyx, Florea anchors the collection as a centerpiece, recalling a daisy freshly picked from the garden. Peonara, reminiscent of a closed peony bud, takes the form of two sculptural stools, while Hydraea reads like a single drop of water transformed into a chair. The green onyx Folia side tables echo the form of clover leaves through their organic shapes.
The Cactona, Craspilia, and Necarum lamps highlight the diversity of flowers and their surrounding landscapes, softly illuminating the spaces they inhabit.
Tulipa, Milpiah, and Helicor rise tall like totemic blooms, while the smaller Carnivora nods to the Venus flytrap with its enclosing, petal-like head.
Finally, five versions of the Lithara scent diffusers add another sensory layer, completing the immersive experience.
“Our goal was to contribute through art direction to a scenography that connects directly with Sten Studio’s campaign, transporting visitors into a magical and energetic world. Through a thoughtful selection of materials, colors, and the structure of the space, we created an immersive environment that reflects the essence of the collection,” shares Jorge Brown, co-designer of the Design Miami booth. “We also incorporated carefully chosen scents and sounds to enchant visitors even more, creating a complete sensory experience. We are excited to share this experience with José, and we hope everyone enjoys this fusion of creativity and elegance that we developed together.”
By translating flowers into stone, Sten Studio preserves a fleeting moment and invites us to linger with it a little longer. What emerges is a garden that doesn’t wilt, but instead deepens with time.
To learn more about Lithic Bloom by Sten Studio, visit stenstudio.com.
Photography by Oriol Tarridas and Ximena Morfin, courtesy of Sten Studio.