It's impossible to miss a brutalist building, as its silhouette stands out so much against the urban landscape.

Striking modernist forms and the bold use of concrete are the hallmarks of Brutalism, one of the major inspirations for the Statement aesthetic. Developed in the 1950s by British architects Alison and Peter Smithson, and made famous by Le Corbusier and his Cité Radieuse in Marseille, Brutalism blends the desire for a 1960s social utopia with technology and engineering. A form of architectural decopunk, in a way.

The graphic design that characterizes brutalist architecture makes it both modern and timeless, and it is its key material, raw concrete, that gives it its name.

The only brutality its early architects envisioned was not violence, but radical honesty. Praised for its unvarnished beauty and boldness, Brutalism is often seen in design as a kind of antidote to frivolity and artifice. Upon closer inspection, many of these structures reveal a surprising complexity that is more organic than monolithic. Poetry is born in the traces that time leaves on each building, making it unique, giving it its soul.

Just like them, Statement pieces are made to live with you, to capture the passing of each emotion, each moment of life on the surface of silver. A way to acknowledge important moments, while transcending time.