When the acclaimed French industrial designer Ronan Bouroullec described the degree collection by Nicolas Le Moigne as 'sober and efficient' he perfectly encapsulated the pervasive sense of subtlety and accomplishment in the young designer's work. As Le Moigne says, "I am not looking for the 'revolutionary' in design, but for the 'little changes' - the aesthetic or functional details - that aid everyday life." Since graduating from the esteemed Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland in 2007, Le Moigne has carried on creating such aesthetically elegant and quietly dexterous designs.

Taking his starting point from the intrinsic properties of the materials, Le Moigne challenges expectation, pushing both the capabilities of the material as well as our perceptions of how it should perform. The Slip stools, manufactured in association with ECAL and from Eternit (a compound of cement and pulped fibrous material, conventionally employed in the manufacture of flowerpots, outdoor furniture and architectural components) were the direct results of his rigorous research with a view to finding new casting techniques and design typologies from the material.

The results display Le Moigne's sophisticated understanding of, and capacity for, complexity and contrast - seemingly soft, yet rigid; industrialised yet handmade; refined yet organic.