LCN 403 Bench by Tommaso Le RoseDimensions: W 132 x D 49 x H 40 cm.Materials: Iron, Travertine.Lichene is a new experimental design project by designer Tommaso Le Rose. Lichene designs and produces a series of sculptural and functional objects, with or without a predefined use. Lichene’s formal and productive research primordially merges elements and materials, juxtaposed through an “organic decoration” which at the same time, signifies the origin of its structure. Here the industrial world offers a natural declination. And just as happens in nature on an organic level, the same decorations can often take on the most varied functions. The formal study, the workmanship, and the treatment of each object, contribute to the creation of these unique pieces. The sculptures represent new archaeologies, industrial and artisanal, experimental and typological, functional and uncomfortable, designed or left to agglomerate naturally thanks to the passage of time. Tommaso Le Rose controls all phases of production thanks to the collaboration with local artisans. From conception to production, design and craftsmanship feed into a continuous contamination of research, where control meets spontaneity.