Tom Dixon Launches “Rock” Marble Tableware Inspired by India
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Tom Dixon’s “Rock” collection features candle holders, dumbells, and serving platters made from green forest marble sourced from India. Consisting of two different sizes of stackable candle holders, three different shaped chopping boards and serviTom Dixon Launches “Rock” Marble Tableware Inspired by India
Tom Dixon’s “Rock” collection features candle holders, dumbells, and serving platters made from green forest marble sourced from India. Consisting of two different sizes of stackable candle holders, three different shaped chopping boards and serving platters with grooved surfaces, and a playful dumbbell design, the items are described by the studio as «a collection of interactive, playful and stackable sculptures, which act as architecture for your dining table.»Tom Dixon was inspired by the hand lathe workers of Rajasthan and Agra during his many trips to India. “For this collection, he wanted to create simple shapes that could be turned by hand on the lathe and stacked together like children's building blocks,” Dezeen quotes the studio.The pattern and texture of each piece in the collection is entirely unique, depending on the block of marble it was carved from.During Milan furniture fair, Dixon told Dezeen: «Marble, wood and plastic, glass, iron, brass and copper are the basic building blocks that have defined our products from the outset.»Dixon's architectural interiors practice Design Research Studio incorporated marble elements into the Sandwich cafe at Harrods in London, the Himitsu cocktail lounge in Atlanta, and at a restaurant called Eclectic in Paris as well as the studio previously produced stackable marble bathroom accessories.The collection launched on September 1 online and at Tom Dixon's Flagship Shop in King's Cross, which was opened earlier this year when the brand relocated its entire offices from Ladbroke Grove to a former Victorian coal yard, reports Dezeen.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more