Emersa

14.900 

  • 51,1 x 16,5x 29,5
Clear
  • Materials
    White Carrara marble
  • Production
    Bufalini Marmi
  • Designer
    Paolo Ulian
Console
The initial concept for this console arose from observing one of the most traditional methods used by workshops to hollow out and lighten the inner volumes of marble sinks or other heavy objects. The technique involves drilling a dense array of closely spaced holes with core drill bits, creating a honeycomb structure within the marble block. The remaining thin marble webs between the holes are then partially removed by striking them with a hammer—a violent yet precise act of subtraction.
The sculptural results of this process, visible only during intermediate stages, are typically erased in the final product: workshops clean away all traces, rendering these raw, transient phases invisible. With this console, I wanted to freeze-frame one of these pivotal moments, making the marble’s hidden metamorphosis legible to all.
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