The Marble Top Collection

The Marble Top Collection

The key to designing an interesting home is having a varied texture palette that will create depth in a space. Stone plays a key role in this, with it's natural variation in shade and light, smooth finish and luxurious tactile appeal. We wanted to extend the texture palette of our furniture with warm wood topped by smooth stone and provide the perfect way to introduce stone into any home.

Using soft curves on the warm toned wood and curved corners on our inset pieces of white and black marble, we sought to create pieces that incorporate stone in an inviting and cosy way.

Naturally Stunning

Finding the right combination of stone and wood was fundamental to designing this collection. We wanted to find white stone with a clean and smooth finish, with simple variation of grey tinted clouding and veins but a mostly uniform appearance. However, when it came to the black stone in our nest of tables we wanted a little more drama with brighter veining dappled through the smooth finish.

Simple Yet Striking

When designing these pieces we wanted to allow the materials to speak for themselves. Keeping the natural wood smooth with the subtle grain of the mango wood in a warm mid tone stain, the pieces are all about a beautiful simplicity that can be achieved with quality textures. The softened corners and seamless inset handles for the drawers enhance the simple yet statement making shape.

More About the Marble Top Collection

"Stone has always been a core part of our aesthetic and collection as a whole," says our founder Katharine Deas. "We are believers in the beauty of stone but also the practicality of having something so hardwearing for pieces that can take a bit of a beating like hallway console tables!"

We knew that stone would be an integral part of our collection but we wanted to approach it in a way that was original but subtle, looking to create pieces with depth without being an inaccessible design for the average home. We tried incorporating stone tops in a number of sketches and prototype meetings, never quite achieving the balance of simplicity and luscious texture that we wanted. We stumbled across an image of a slimline mid-century nest of tables and set about adapting the look with some modern curved edges and an inset piece of stone and the collection was born!

Despite appearances, natural stone is a soft and porous material - simply ask any kitchen maker's opinion on marble countertops and you will find that appearances can be quite deceiving!

Knowing the tricky nature of marble, we sought out a tougher white marble for our tops steering clear of soft stone and instead opting for a natural Indian stone with a much tougher exterior and a mid sheen. Nevertheless, we recommend going easy on stone tops to avoid chipping and always use a coaster as dark liquid can stain any light stone quite easily. Use a lightly damp microfibre cloth for an occasional clean and always dry completely to ensure your marble tops stay in pristine condition.

We agonised over getting the dimensions of the collection right to make them as functional as possible for any house.

- The Side Table with Drawer; We designed this piece to work equally well as an end table to a sofa as it will as a generous bedside locker. The capacious drawer allows for storage of remote controls or bedtime essentials, keeping the wide top clear for a decent sized lamp and space for a drink.

- The Console Table; We designed the console table as the ideal entrance hall piece with two spacious drawers for hallway essentials. At 35cm depth this piece is narrow without compromising on space. It would also work beautifully behind a sofa in an open plan space.