How thin can metal be before it loses strength? How fragile before it loses power?

Christian Fregnan's stools are more than objects-they are sculptures of movement, emotion, and memory.

Through the alchemy of hand-shaped brass and steel, he transforms cold, rigid metal into something alive,

A vessel of movement, emotion, and memory.

the thin layer of metal, like the fragile touch of paper, holds within it a strength that transcends its delicate appearance.

The glossy finish is not just a surface but a revealing of the metal's inner life, shimmering with an almost ethereal glow.

It speaks of patience and precision, a process that lets the material reveal its balance between fragility and power

fregnan's sculptures are not simply designed-they emerge from the tension between instinct and the material's own desires.

The result is a piece that is both ancient and new, structured yet fluid, as if the metal remembers a softness beneath its surface, waiting to emerge.

Each piece carries a story, an essence, unfolding in the subtle dance between the maker's hands and the material's soul.

Through his work, metal becomes a living, breathing entity, telling a tale that is as timeless as it is uniquely its own.

kindly written by Bianca Blanari