Transforming Matter into Vision

Ranieri’s bespoke work is not just about customization—it is experimentation, research, and the transformation of lava stone into a boundless design language.

We collaborate with artists, designers, and architects to explore new applications of the material, pushing beyond the traditional concept of craftsmanship. Each project is a dialogue between nature, technique, and innovation. From immersive sculpture to landscape, architecture to digital art, our bespoke creations take on singular forms.

Ranieri X Davide Quayola

Lava and Algorithms, Between Nature and the Digital

The collaboration with Davide Quayola explores the boundary between primordial matter and digital abstraction. Lava—born of fire and shaped by geological time—is reinterpreted through algorithmic processes, deconstructed and recomposed into new expressive forms.

Quayola works with advanced technologies to reimagine classical iconography and natural systems, translating them into digital patterns and sculptural volumes. Ranieri brings this exploration into the physical realm, transforming data into tactile surfaces where the artist’s gesture merges with the spontaneity of the material.

This experiment redefines how lava stone can be worked—opening new frontiers where craftsmanship, innovation, and contemporary art converge.

숨결의 지구 (Breathing Earth Sphere)

Olafur Eliasson – Art as Landscape

On the island of Docho, South Korea, Ranieri partnered with Olafur Eliasson to create Breathing Earth Sphere (숨결의 지구), an immersive installation that explores the relationship between art, perception, and the natural world.

Part of the Shinan Art Island Project, the installation transforms lava stone into a vibrant, living surface—changing appearance with light and viewer perspective. 1,200 unique tiles in 24 chromatic variations line the interior of the spherical space, forming a continuous spectrum that harmonizes with the surrounding land and vegetation.

The challenge: to clad a perfect sphere with millimetric precision while amplifying the textural beauty of lava and seamlessly integrating it into the landscape. The result is an immersive experience, where Ranieri’s volcanic stone becomes a medium for contemplating space and time.

“There are no corners in 숨결의 지구, no horizon or limit. It is an experience of pure presence.” — Olafur Eliasson

Meteora X Nilufar

Francesco Meda & David Lopez Quincoces – Stone as Architecture

Unveiled at Milan Design Week 2024 at Nilufar, Meteora is a site-specific installation that explores the architectural potential of lava stone.

Conceived by Ranieri’s creative directors, Francesco Meda and David Lopez Quincoces, the monolithic structure invites visitors into an immersive spatial encounter. A circular chamber entirely clad in lava, it features a single opening toward the sky—a stone telescope framing light and time.

The exterior, finished in “Bare Stone,” reveals the raw, tactile essence of the material. Inside, the glazed finishes from the Odissea collection come alive—layered and translucent, catching and refracting light in unexpected ways.

Meteora is an introspective architecture, a contemplative retreat that deepens the relationship between material and perception. A manifesto for Ranieri’s ability to elevate lava into meaningful, architectural form.

“We envisioned Meteora as a timeless space, where lava stone tells the story of its millennia.” — Meda & Lopez Quincoces