UNICA Architects
There is a moment — quiet, humbling — when we hold a piece of stone and realise it is older than memory, older than language, older than us.
Two hundred million years in our hands.
A weight not only of matter, but of time.
In a world obsessed with speed, consumption, and endless reinvention, we choose to pause.
We choose to listen.
To rediscover the silent power of natural materials, not as mere resources, but as beings, as presences.
This series of objects is born from that listening.
It is not a collection of designed forms, but a process of rediscovering how to be in dialogue with the material.
Native is our first collection of objects.
It is not just a collection of designed forms, but a process of rediscovering how to be in dialogue with the material.
The stone comes first, not the idea or the ego.
We do not sketch a shape and force it onto the material. Instead, we search for the block that speaks. The one whose veins, fractures, volume, or shade already contains a story.
Once found, we let it lead.
This way of working is a form of reverence, not just for aesthetics, but for ethics.
Taking from the earth is no small thing. It carries a responsibility.
Every fragment is used. Nothing wasted, everything revered.
To remember that design can be an act of care. That beauty can begin with respect. That material is not just a medium, but a message, if we are willing to listen.
We see stone, but do we feel it?
We use it, but do we understand it?
As we lose our tactile connection to elemental materials, we also lose a deep appreciation for the natural world that surrounds us, with its extraordinary beauty and intricate complexity.
INHUMAN to restore humanity and consciousness to these materials. It is an invitation to look again, to recognise the endless potential of stone, as well as the depth and raw power embedded in every piece.It is a call to restore awareness, to feel the weight of time in our hands, and to reconnect with the beauty of what is real.
An ancient entity of eternal life, awakened and blessed by light in its unique form. A tender ray unveils its true essence and shapes its eternal core, honoured by reverent craftsmanship that does not alter, but rather exalts its ageless soul.
In rediscovering stone, we rediscover something greater: a lost intimacy with nature, a deeper reverence for the world that holds us.
Beyond function and form, beyond trends and imitations, stone remains.
And in its presence, so do we.
