The look can be decidedly chic when done with an expert touch, often highlighting the natural graining of stone and marble slabs ... the stone’s natural texture through shadows, Vitale said.

flat stone slabs. Marble was one such stone widely used by the Greeks for its light, translucent texture that would reflect sunlight. A special Turkish marble was used in royal palaces as a symbol ...

The duo’s capsule collection of natural stone tables, called Lamé, ships flat-pack and is composed ... the idea to a capsule collection of other slab tables supported sans hardware.