Tadelakt, noun: from the Arabic “Dalaka”: to rub, to smooth.
A surface born of marble dust and our artisans polishing stone. Tadelakt has been used for centuries to seal hammams and palaces, not for its sheen, but for the way it absorbs light. Here, that same material is recontextualised, not on walls, but as furniture.
The table’s form is a study in essential geometry. Two bold cylindrical bases support a generous oblong top, its perimeter gently curved, no hard edges, no seams, no joins, just mass and volume in harmony. The finish gives the illusion of carved stone, yet it remains tactile and surprisingly warm to the touch.
Its proportions nod to the sculptural tables of the 1970s, Carlo Scarpa by way of contemporary Mallorca. Domestic scale architecture