A lot of times when you hear the word marble you think of huge, chunky slabs that are used in kitchens and bathrooms, and sometimes furniture. Rarely do you see someone using marble on such a small scale and in a modern way like Marblellous does. Filio Pnevmatikou hails from Athens, Greece and launched this line after growing up working for the family marble company. The mining engineer/interior designer creates the line of handcrafted tableware that includes platters, serving plates, dishes, and coasters, all made from Greek marble. The details added, like small holes and curves make each piece unique and perfect for any table or use.

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Marblellous Handcrafted Tableware

Tom Cecil is an innovative furniture designer based in the UK. He started out as a mechanical engineer, but soon turned to furniture and product design that incorporates his past experience exploring “how and why things work.” Stretched Table A very thin sheet of steel is stretched across a steel frame to create a table. Supported only at the ends, the ratchet strap moves the base of legs together, the frame acting as lever, pulls the top tight with 30 ton of force. Auxetic Table A table made from sixteen hollow parts that are hand stitched together to create 24 articulated joints. The table can be opened and closed by either pushing, pulling or rotating a single part

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Tom Cecil