Fluid Stone at Clerkenwell Design Week 2026
Fluid Stone is a modular stone installation by Vlad Tenu & Cereser Marmi that reimagines the traditional building block as a fluid, reconfigurable system. Using quarry waste stone, advanced computational design and robotic fabrication, the project creates lightweight yet strong geometries inspired by natural microstructures.
The result is a versatile system that can be assembled into furniture, partitions, structural or architectural elements—proposing a more sustainable, adaptable future for stone in design and construction.
Exhibition
Fluid Stone was exhibited during Clerkenwell Design Week 2026. Installed as a pop-up exhibition at the EH Smith Design Centre from 19–21 May, the sculptural installation drew visitors throughout the festival and culminated in a multidisciplinary talk bringing together experts from architecture, engineering, material research and stone production.
Event collaborators: AHMM, EH Smith and Materials Council.
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
A central moment of the installation’s presentation, the panel discussion held on 20th of May at EH Smith explored the intersection of computational design, geology and sustainable fabrication.
During the panel discussion accompanying the installation, Vlad presented the system's potential applications in product design, furniture, interiors or architecture. Speakers:
Vlad Tenu, Associate Architect at AHMM
Ian Hunter, Director of Materials Council and Associate Lecturer at Royal College of Art
Paola Blasi, Associate at Arup, Stone specialist & Geologist
Stefano Molinari, Business developer at Cereser Marmi
Photos: Neil Perry for EH Smith