Fougere has left the stone unfinished so that over time the surface will degrade from gradual wear and spilled substances, slowly exposing fragments of fossils layered in the material. He describes the coffee table as “the nucleus of a living space; the central object around which dwelling patterns revolve: living, drinking, eating, loving, making, sleeping.”

Fougere has left the stone unfinished so that over time the surface will degrade from gradual wear and spilled substances, slowly exposing fragments of fossils layered in the material. He describes the coffee table as “the nucleus of a living space; the central object around which dwelling patterns revolve: living, drinking, eating, loving, making, sleeping.”