Keep Moving Marble Collection

Time: August 2022 - ongoing

The name Keep Moving represents the designs that draw on ideas of perpetual dynamism and changing light. The series re-discovers marbles’ historic sculptural and architectural roles, yet explores playing with gravity and 3-dimensional intricacies through modern design engineering. The collection launched at ARTEFACT the Contemporary Craft Fair at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour London in May 2023 during London Craft Week.

The approach embraces the combination of 3D design, the latest computer-controlled cutting, traditional crafts and considered materials.

The concept for the collection arose when the waste marble off-cuts were encountered in London stone yards, principal designer Hongdi Li saw the potential of these colourful offcuts in nonconformist shapes, their resemblance to the colours and textures of planets and translated them into broader dynamic concepts for the Keep Moving range.

For each design, the geometric shapes were laid out to capture the marble’s natural vein and flux. Behind these poetic objects are comprehensive traditional craft skills in stone, modern metalwork including the same team behind some of Anish Kapoor’s work, along with Studio Lux’s precision engineering-driven assembling. The combination of traditional with modern technology has transformed the materials into a unique polychrome collection.

sculpture
The eccentric sculptural designs draw on the perpetual dynamism of atoms and timepieces, fusing gravity and 3-dimensional intricacies through precise engineering.

Carrara, origin Italy, honed

rosso levanto, origin Italy, honed

polished stainless steel, aluminium

Dia: 40cm D: 12cm

sculpture

The design draws on the perpetual dynamism of atoms and timepieces, playing with perspective and light all the time.

The process keeps the material's raw part and amplifies it with chiseling touches. The contrast between the raw and the clean cut incarnates the contemporary being born from the ancient.

The piece invites the audience to reveal the full and surprising view while approaching close from afar.

Carrara, origin Italy, honed and chiselled

rosso levanto, origin Italy, honed

polished stainless steel, aluminium

Dia: 40cm H: 40cm

mirror
The design reflects the moment of two big planets overlapping and creating shadow, the mirror, while a small planet orbiting. The marble's vein, texture and flux patterns follow the characters as Planet Earth and Mars. The detail is uncompromisingly pushed to the extreme at the tipping point.

azul bahia, origin Brazil, honed

golden travertine, origin Spain and Italy, honed and leathered

bronze mirror, aluminium

L: 57cm W: 50cm D: 4.7cm

mirror

The design captures the moment of the intergalactic journey, bringing the infinitive space into your home.

azul bahia, origin Brazil, honed

verde guatemala, origin Italy, honed

Alicante, origin Spain, honed

silver mirror, aluminium

Dia: 55cm D: 4.7cm

lamps

As the beginning pieces of the collection, the design concepts were derived from the space movement. The monolithic yet clean geometry reflects marble’s statement quality with contemporary soul.

Eclipse lamp: white onyx, origin Mexico, polished

Lunar lamp: green onyx, origin Iran, polished

LED light, dimmable switch

Eclipse lamp: W: 30cm H: 36cm D: 11cm

Lunar lamp: W: 26cm H: 25cm D: 13cm

wall objects

The ‘blue pair’ narrates bringing memory of nature into your space - landscape, pond, sky, light. Yet every eye is a window.

azul bahia, origin Brazil, honed

silver mirror, aluminium

POND ON THE EARTH: L: 50cm W: 9cm D: 2.3cm

EYE, WINDOW: L: 60cm W: 15cm D: 2.3cm

two-sided wall sculpture

A piece that plays with perspective all the time. While the audience approaching and moving around, the true face is revealed gradually from the the beginning.

tiger travertine, origin Italy, honed and leathered

silver mirror, aluminium

W: 20cm H: 40cm D: x 2.3cm

display & incense holder

Italian portoro, origin Italy, honed

pure white marble, origin Greece, honed

steel

L: 30cm W: 15cm H: 12cm

side table

With irregular shapes and minimum pieces, the design plays the almost losing-balance moment from one side, while balance from the other side.

Carrara,origin Italy, honed

D: 40cm H: 63cm