The white onyx hubcaps

Maison Lacmé X Hervé Obligi

Astre Mobile – Maison Lacmé – Hervé Obligi onyx hubcap
Photo credit: Kevin Van Campenhout

Astre Mobile's wheels abandon metal to welcome four hubcaps sculpted from a white onyx carefully selected for its translucency and the delicacy of its veining. Crafted by the lapidary Hervé Obligi, under the gaze of Antoine Tauvel, they transform stone into a material of movement.

 

As the car moves, these mineral discs appear to transform into revolving celestial bodies. Their soft touch and ivory hues converse naturally with the upholstery, driftwood and golden details of the cabin.

 

True to the principle of reversibility that runs through the entire project, two wheel hubcaps leave the wheels to become a sculptural lamp. Connected face-to-face by a thin strip of Russian leather and backlit, they diffuse a soft light that reveals the hidden grain of the stone, transforming an automotive element into an object of contemplation.