Materials

Furniture and industrial designer Robin Grasby found inspiration in the Romans for Altock, a new surface material handmade from 87 percent reclaimed and recycled materials. Grasby experimented with casting chunks of unused marble in concrete and binding them with a small amount of resin to create a hard-wearing, low-maintenance, highly graphic surface that emphasizes the raw materiality of stone in furniture, work tops, bathroom surfaces, and more. The pieces reflect the natural randomness of their color and shape rather than conforming to rigid patterns or geometry.