A piece from a family of one-of-a-kind handblown glass light sculptures using a trompe-l’œil finishes - polished silver, Carrara marble, white marble, graphite, and algae.
French-born, New York–based Sébastien Léon is a pluridisciplinary artist whose practice spans sculpture, collectible furniture, glass, sound, and immersive environments. His work constructs worlds — objects and experiences shaped by instinct, illusion, and material transformation — that question our sense of reality.
Rooted in a lineage of craft and magic, his practice embraces experimentation across disciplines while allowing process to lead form. Léon works intuitively, letting materials, sound, and gesture reveal their own logic. His creations are not meant to be explained, but encountered, offering a doorway into a singular, evolving universe.
A project by
Sébastien Léon
Léon received an MBA from Bocconi (Milan), and started his career by pioneering the movement of curating contemporary art for brands through his agency Formavision.
Today, Léon is based between New York and Los Angeles. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Surface, ID, Corriere della Sera, and NHK Japan. Léon is the recipient of the 2019 Fashion Group International Rising Star Award and the 2024 Galerie Magazine Creative Mind Award. He shows his design work with Ralph Pucci International.