Born in Marseille, Clémentine Le Guérec studied industrial design at La Cambre and holds a Master’s degree in luxury and craftsmanship from Ecal, in Lausanne.
She first joined Roxane Lahidji’s workshop as an intern. She just returned as a collaborator in charge of the development of limited series of objects.
“ There’s a poetic connection to the sand and the sea, to the transparency of the snow. The texture of salt mixed with water takes me back to childhood. It’s a very contemplative relationship. Everyone sees something different in it, and that’s what I love about working with this material. ”
— Roxane Lahidji
The founder of Marbled Salts, Roxane Lahidji, creates furniture, objects and lamps in an innovative material she has developed from sea salt. She is launching two new models at Augusta with designer Clémentine Le Guérec.
Her work incites amazement and curiosity : The furniture and objects designed by Roxane Lahidji have the appearance and weight of marble and stone but are created in salt. The selection of pieces on show at Augusta includes a table, a meditation stool and lamps, all signature pieces of her brand, as well as a new series of black and white vases and a centrepiece developed with Clémentine Le Guérec.
The Marble Salt objects are made from salt, water and natural binders. This mix is biodegradable, reusable and repairable. A few layers of resin protect the pieces and give them a « real stone » feeling. The salted mixture is worked by hand and can be sculpted or moulded, like concrete or plaster. A material that continues to surprise Roxane Lahidji, after six years of mastery. «The development of each new object requires testing and experimentation.» Clémentine Le Guérec particularly enjoys this research work : «We play with the density of the material, its thickness, the luminosity…The production process will never stop evolving.”