Today, marble and other natural stone materials are widely used for a variety of applications in architecture, interior and products, but the manufacturing process invariably results in a small surplus of these materials. These scraps are either left unused or disposed of as industrial waste. “Memento” is created with the aim of giving new value to the leftover natural stone scraps used as interior materials by transforming them into a new product.

The terrazzo base is made from abandoned stone that has never been used. The flower stem shaped pipe is made of brass, a recyclable material that can be reused by melting.

 

A single flower is an ephemeral entity that withers in a short time, but natural materials created by the earth over a long period of time, will also disappear one day if we continue to consume them.

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“Memento” reminds us of the preciousness of finite natural materials through the transience of a single flower.

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The piece is made from a flower vase handcrafted by a Japanese brass craftsman and a base made from crushed natural stone, a disused interior material, which has been processed into terrazzo with the help of an Indonesian architect.