pulpo Debuts Industrial Art at M&O 2026

For Maison&Objet Paris (15–19 January 2026), pulpo arrives with two distinct launches: the new Industrial Art limited editions and a fresh evolution of the Alwa table family, Alwa Square. Rather than leaning on novelty for novelty’s sake, pulpo uses the fair to sharpen a clear point of view: material is not a finish, it is the story. pulpo

Industrial Art: Building Materials, Recast as Objects

Industrial Art reads like a translation of the construction site into the living room, minus the pretending. Concrete, steel, and aluminum are treated as expressive surfaces, not something to hide behind veneers. The collection is produced in small runs, with each piece positioned between use and sculpture, where slight irregularities become part of the object’s identity.

In this lineup, the “industrial” label is not a style costume. It is a commitment to directness: galvanized coatings, raw pigment, welded joints, and weight. The result is furniture that feels calm and engineered, but also unpredictable in the way real materials behave when you stop forcing them to be perfect.

Xaver Sedelmeier and the Beauty of Uncontrolled Detail

Xaver Sedelmeier’s X series pushes that unpredictability further. The X Mirror uses bronze-tinted mirror glass marked by deep black pigment stains, making each piece visually unrepeatable. The X Bench and X Table keep the forms functional, but wrap them in metal skins that sit somewhere between protective layer and reflective armor.

Those surface options, including chrome, copper, high-gloss powder coating, and hot-dip galvanized steel, are not just palette choices. They shift how the pieces read in a room: warm versus cold, loud versus restrained, object versus infrastructure. In practice, the series becomes a small study in how surface can change perception without changing the underlying form.

From I-Beam to Lounge Chair: Utility with Intent

Kai Linke’s K Table turns the classic I-beam into a compact side table, keeping the structural logic intact while scaling it down into domestic proportions. Samuel Treindl’s S Table pairs a concrete top with a galvanized steel base, embracing mass and roughness as design features rather than problems to solve.

Studio BrichetZiegler adds a different kind of restraint with the Cut Chair: welded and polished aluminum, reduced to a minimal lounge silhouette, softened by a screwed-on leather or fabric cushion. Together, these pieces make Industrial Art feel less like a “collection” and more like a set of arguments for honest materials and clear construction.

Alwa Square: A Familiar Material Language, Now in a New Form

Alongside the limited editions, pulpo extends its recognizable Alwa series with Alwa Square, translating the signature hand-cast glass top into a square geometry. It comes in three sizes and pairs thick solid-colored cast glass with either a delicate metal frame or a mouth-blown glass cylinder base, depending on configuration.

What stays consistent is the Alwa character: the subtle variations that come from hand work, and the way the glass reads as both heavy and luminous. In the context of Maison&Objet, Alwa Square acts like a counterpoint to Industrial Art: still material-forward, but more reflective and atmospheric. Availability begins January 2026, and pulpo is also hosting a press reception at COR Studio in Paris on 15 & 16 January 2026.