Nereus: The Shimmering Sea Sculpted in Solid Form

The true origin of the collection’s esthetic language is the Nereus cabinet, a piece reflecting the philosophy and direction of the ensemble. The cabinet’s all-over marquetry in fiddled sycamore is in four hues recalling sea and sand and captures the ceaseless movement of marine currents. Once opened, the interior spreads out in a spectacular display of ash burl of deep, vibrant hues, with liquid-like depth and sheen, a dive downward to the seabed.

The bronze handle, with its jewel-like design, takes inspiration from the house archives and boasts a patina in delicate Moongold on the precisely chiseled, concentric relief, like the nighttime orb’s rays playing upon the rippling water.

While the cabinet lays the foundations of the Nereus world, the collection’s desk is the ensemble’s true innovation. Here, the all-over marquetry technique becomes a distinct artistic language.

Across the desktop are undulating patterns appearing to trace the movement of marine currents, creating subtle relief that captures the light, for a surface that seems to be in continual motion. The turquoise marquetry, enhanced with inlaid mother-of-pearl, conducts a call-and-response with the light in a kaleidoscope of shifting reflections, organic shapes expressed in  graphic design.

The bronze details are patinated in the Moongold hue to discreetly and precisely accentuate the structure. With its remarkable graphism and fluidity, the desk stands as the collection’s centerpiece, wholly embodying Nereus’s formal and material intentions.

The collection unfolds in an array of corresponding substances and techniques. The coffee tables, designed in collaboration with Maison Pictet, ripple like the shallows above the sand with their tops of extra-white laminated glass that is engraved, chiseled, then gilded with platinum-white gold leaf. The tabletop, worked on the reverse side, captures the light to shimmer and shine, perched on a base of sculpted solid sycamore that rises above the water-made-glass like a mound of rippled sand.

This same luminous vibration is found in the wall sconces, with the transparency of engraved glass blending with the depth of a finish developed in the Rinck workshops. Their iridescent glow recalls the movement of water beneath the surface, diffusing a precious light that is alive and entrancing.

This collection, designed to form a cohesive whole, seamlessly becomes part of its space. The bookcase is a work of verticality and light, its delicate olive-ash grain decorated with a scattering of crescent-shaped bronze ornaments, while the comfortable, streamlined chairs combine rich textiles with couture embroidery inspired by the cabinet’s motif.

Each piece becomes a natural part of a serene interior seascape, furnishings that serve as vessels for emotions and sensations.

Nereus is more than just a furniture collection – it is an immersive experience in which the motion and magic of the ever-changing sea take solid form. Here, Rinck presents a vision of furniture steeped in feeling, a contemporary execution nourished by stories, technical mastery, and exceptional materials to blend incomparable craftsmanship with the poetry of movement.