Inverted Pyramid Table Made of Marble | Designs & Ideas on Dornob - Feed https://dornob.com Architecture, Interior and Furniture Design Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:57:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Inverted Marble Pyramid is Like a Floating Monolith Table https://dornob.com/inverted-marble-pyramid-is-like-a-floating-monolith-table/ Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:00:17 +0000 http://dornob.com/?p=40842 This pyramid-shaped marble table standing on its end looks like an impossibly heavy monument. It seems to balance on its smallest point, a feat that anyone who knows anything about the laws of physics might find a bit impossible.The table, called Lythos, was designed by French designer Toni Grilo for

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This pyramid-shaped marble table standing on its end looks like an impossibly heavy monument. It seems to balance on its smallest point, a feat that anyone who knows anything about the laws of physics might find a bit impossible.
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The table, called Lythos, was designed by French designer Toni Grilo for furniture label Haymann Editions. Grilo wanted to work with marble but realized that the weight of the material would present some practical challenges.
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Initially trying – and then rejecting – a metal honeycomb structure, the designer eventually settled on a lightweight but very tough plastic substrate for the thin marble slices.
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A small stone counterweight and leather strap help to both keep the tabletop in place and make it easier to move when necessary. The little trick that makes the table look like an inverted pyramid also makes the piece functional.

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