How to rock marble in your home without blowing your budget
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- 10 Feb 2022
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Marble will always call to mind architectural columns and sculptures of antiquity. Durable and elegant, it symbolises the prestige that has characterised the most iconic buildings over the centuries: temples, palaces, churches as well as chiselled objects have stood the test of time and the fickle nature of changing trends, thanks to the unique quality of the unshakable stone. But it needn’t always be used with the restraint of its dated fashion.
In recent years, it’s been experiencing a renaissance, with stylists, designers and high-street retailers finding ways to offer attainable looks that are chic and contemporary, giving the centuries-old material a modern reboot. White marble has been a huge interior trend for over a decade — you couldn’t walk into a new kitchen without seeing a white Carrara marble benchtop. It’s clearly one of the most versatile materials: you can rock it in a luxe setting, a minimal scheme or even a kids’ room. But as well as being durable and timeless, marble also comes with a hefty price tag, so it’s unlikely to be used from floor to ceiling in our kitchens, bathrooms and hallways.
Accessories are a pocket-friendly way to get the look without a huge outlay, and there’s plenty to choose from. A lot of marble can also read cold and tends to be more aesthetically pleasing when paired with natural woods or metallics, creating textural depth and contrast — which explains the glut of marble and brass homewares. Traditionally, it has been confined to grand buildings, serving as a statement of wealth, but what we are seeing is new expressions in marble, from the type of stone to how it’s finished and used.
From coloured to faux furniture and accessories — coffee-table tops, trays, tableware, clocks — retailers and designers are reinventing the trend with plenty of twists on tradition.
Designer Kelly Wearstler’s tribute stool is a perfect example of a classic piece with a modern shape, hand-sculpted out of a solid block of various shades of coloured marble. Italian designer Federica Elmo creates funky marbled furnishings that play on tie-dye swirls, using a 3D inkjet printing process for a clever, innovative finish.
Oliver Bonas has always favoured a touch of marble and metallic in its homewares, which include serving boards, cake stands, desk lamps, jewellery stands, clocks and bookends. Read More…
