UMÉ Studio

Bouton Dish in Marble

Name: Bouton Dish in Marble
Brand: UMÉ Studio
Price: 28.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Cast in a single pour and shaped like an oversized button, the Bouton holds whatever you reach for daily: rings by the sink, a bar of soap, olives and their pits. The body is hand-cast concrete blended with gypsum cement, mica, and natural pigments, which marble together as the mix settles so that no two come out alike. Mica catches the light across a surface that reads soft gray and stone-white, shot through with fine veining. It's sized to nest an Erode soap exactly.

Material: Hand-cast concrete, gypsum cement, mica, natural pigments
Finish: Marbled, each piece varies
Care: Wipe clean; suitable for everyday objects, soap, or serving

Dimensions

5" diam.

About UMÉ Studio

UMÉ Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice founded in 2016 by architects Victor Lefebvre and Mei-Lan Tan, who met while working at Herzog & de Meuron in Basel before settling their studio in Oakland, California. The name comes from the Japanese word for plum, a fitting reference for a practice rooted in Asian craft traditions and an architect's eye for form.

Lefebvre and Tan begin each piece with materiality. They travel for months to artisan workshops across California, Paris, Kyoto, Bali, and beyond, drawing on century-old skills and techniques, then updating those forms for contemporary life. The result is a collection of tactile objects that blur the line between art and function.

Bouton Dish in Marble

$28.00