By way of raising; with this sentence Michelangelo expresses the concept of the pre-existence enclosed in the rigor of the marble block. A liberation from the plasticity of matter to reach the form it expresses. The processing of marble has ancient origins and despite the apparent hardness of a material extracted from the quarry, it manages to “obey like wax”, giving it that sense of lightness and movement. This happens in the work of Marco Casamonti, of the Archea Associati studio, who designs one of the most recurring typological elements for architects for Luce di Carrara: the chaise longue. Le Corbuiser, Mies van der Rohe, Charles Eames are some of the protagonists of the past who dealt with this object and who created iconic elements that go beyond time and are always current. VOLUTE is the name attributed to this object produced by the skilled hands – and technology – of the Henraux company craftsmanship. Sitting on a rock takes on an ancient sense of protection given by its stability, but also of a strange and unexpected softness that is not only visual. The chaise longue is created as a soft and continuous sign without the need for joints and joints. An element extracted through the most advanced technologies from a single block of marble chosen with care and attention to the veins and the natural design that only this stone can give. From here we proceed to smooth the surface to give that sense of comfort and lightness. The collection also includes chairs and tables for outdoors but which would have no problem being used for a domestic interior. The chaise longue is an object of thinking that leads to looking upwards and turning one’s thoughts to infinity.