Our story

Light changes a room more than furniture does.

Albéa was born from that conviction — and from a block of alabaster placed on a table one winter evening.

The grain of alabaster, up close
The origin

A stone you only truly see when it's lit.

Alabaster forms over thousands of years. Switched off, it's an opaque pebble. Switched on, it becomes translucent and draws on the walls a pattern that belongs to it alone.

We searched a long time for a workshop able to carve blocks thin enough to let light through without weakening the stone.

Heavy, cool, smooth as a pebble
Our approach

No cable, no installation, no complicated settings.

We wanted an object you place and forget about. Built-in battery, USB-C charging, brightness adjusted with a simple touch on the stone.

Nothing to screw in, nothing to hide, nothing to program.

What we care about

Three simple commitments.

01

Chosen, not produced

Every block is selected for its veins. Those that don't let light through properly are set aside.

02

Designed in France

Albéa is a small French brand. The design, the light settings and the testing happen here.

03

Made to last

2-year warranty, a battery built for hundreds of cycles, and a stone that never goes out of style.

The collection

See the lamps