The Portal

A collaboration between Pepe Valenti and Lucas Zito

Combining their respective fascinations with monumentalism, transparency and lighting on one side, and reflection and solidity on the other side.

Their work physically interlocks and collides just like the tectonic plates sheared to create earth’s relief.
Menhir, literally meaning “long rocks” in Breton are monolith monuments erected by humans during the Neolithic era in Northern Europe.
Lucas and Pepe see them as an ode to raw material and organic shapes.

Courtesy of Form Editions

Pepe Valenti is a designer creating objects between art and function. His work begins with sensation, exploring contrasts like solid and fluid, movement and stillness. Each piece is intuitive, material-driven, and slightly unresolved, reflecting a contemporary way of living shaped by tension and change.