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John Pawson designs marble coffee tables for Salvatori that seem to float and take center stage in any room
“Omphalos“ (navel of the world) from Greek mythology is the name of the collection
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In the Danish city of Billund, there is a playground called “Play Contract“, where children and adults are supposed to come together around objects made of pink marble
The project in LEGO City aims to encourage generations to play together
The Belgian artist duo Studio DŌ plays in its creations with the two sides of the stones, which are raw block and sculpture
The small block is used to store a piece of jewelry created from the same material
“Gothenburg floor“ as a trademark for the redesign of a shopping center in the Swedish city
Architectural firm Sweco and sculptor Pål Svensson intersperse the granite slabs with spread brass strips containing civic data
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Paolo Ulian has now developed his concept called “Drap“ further for containers such as vases
For the design, he uses the – actually undesirable – fluttering of the water jet that occurs when thicker materials are to be cut
Table lamp “Riso“ by Studio Revolution: lamp base made of onyx and shade in the style of the straw hats of Asian rice farmers
Milanese designer Roberto Bellantoni aims for a “functional aesthetic,“ that is, distinctive shapes and high usability at the same time
Lapicida’s Gramercy Park Collection echoes the geometry of the buildings in Manhattan and a little of the exclusivity of some residential neighborhoods there
The British company has released marble tiles with a straightforward design for that special style
“Angelo O“ by Belgian designer Leo Aerts: the successful shapes of the tables have been reduced to the size of cake plates
As material there are nine kinds of marble with different colors to choose from
Italian Salvatori company’s “Stone Parquet” adapts the well-known wooden flooring to marbles, limestones and travertines
The tiles can have a staggered pattern or a herringbone effect
With the new collection “Texo“ of the brand Kreoo, the designer Enzo Berti emulates a marble fabric
The eye of the beholder is easily deceived by the apparent course of the threads or ribbons
Designer Elena Salmistraro and Lithea Company: “Pensieri Panteschi“ (Thoughts from Pantelleria)
The collection translates in natural stone features of the volcanic island halfway between Sicily and Africa
