Client / Lithea
Year / 2019
Tarsie geometriche is a collection of marble wall and pavement cladding. This decoration is obtained by ‘inserting’ coloured resin filler into an engraved marble surface. This project follows on from the research started last year with the Innesti Mediterranei for which a collection of volcanic stone modular items called Maioliche di Pietra had been presented. The aim of our Maioliche di Pietra collection was to show the richness of the Mediterranean, known for its immensity and variety, through low relief designs. Their three-dimensional, geometric surfaces are reminiscent of the grooved trunks of the columns, the dry, stone walls, the marble blocks extracted from the mines which our company uses and of other traditional iconography of the south. However, for this project we have paid attention to the traditional stone production techniques and in particular to the technique of intarsia. This ancient crafting technique has been reinterpreted by using resin as a filling material, instead of wood, ivory, or other coloured stones which are typically used for multi-material decorations in in-lays. Resin is not an innovation in the field of marble production techniques and it is in fact generally used to repair marble items. However, in our projectTarsie geometriche takes on an aesthetic value. Contrasting colours inserted into the background surface are used in a way that they become the focal point, guaranteeing highly precise results which can be obtained quickly and with ease.
Credits
Concept and Design / Martinelli Venezia
Materials / Inlaid volcanic stone, geometric decoration with red enamel and resin, honed finish.
Dimensions / Single slab cm 112x64x2
Photo / Nino Bartuccio