MarbellaLoop on stacked books on a dark walnut table beside a black candleholder

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MarbellaLoop

Neither ring of this sculpture can be lifted without the other. MarbellaLoop is one ring of white marble and one of black, each passing through the other, in solid stone.

The Mark of the Earth

We can create spaces and objects with natural materials and organic forms that feel of this world, that help us transition through the stages of life and connect us with the continuum of time. Marble is such a material. The white ring is veined in gray and the black ring in white, never the same way twice. Each line is a mark of the earth the marble came from.

MarbellaLoop close view, black marble ring passing through the white ring, veins visible

Cool and Heavy

Human-centric design is necessarily haptic, treating the skin with a spectrum of smooth, textured, hard, soft, warm and cool sensations. Marble belongs to the hard and cool end. Rest a palm on either ring and it meets cool stone. Lift the pair and the weight is plain at once: solid marble with nothing hollow inside, finished by hand.

MarbellaLoop white marble ring lying flat, black ring standing through it
MarbellaLoop Large, black marble ring standing with the white ring lying through it
MarbellaLoop Medium, large white marble ring standing, small black ring at its foot
MarbellaLoop on a taupe wall shelf above a stone counter with bottles and glasses
MarbellaLoop inside a dark lit cabinet with a stone back and hanging glasses

White Ring, Black Ring

Of all the colors we're able to perceive, black and white were the first our ancestors gave names to. These colors have come to symbolize the binary truths of human existence: night and day, darkness and light. This sculpture has one ring of each. In the Medium size the larger white ring stands and the smaller black one rests at its foot; in the Large the black ring stands and the white one leans through it.

MarbellaLoop marble ring sculptures, Medium and Large, side by side on a white background

Togetherness, Conversation, Ceremony

Two circles that stay together

Circular spaces, seating arrangements and tables are ancient human elements that represent togetherness, conversation and ceremony. They might provoke familial friendliness, heated debates or spiritual rituals.

A ring is the same circle, small enough to hold, and MarbellaLoop links two of them so that they cannot part. It belongs where people already gather: on a side table or a bar shelf, beside the glasses and the candles. Whatever the evening turns into, the two rings stay together.

MarbellaLoop on a book on a black glass table beside a decanter and hydrangeas

Beauty serves well-being.

The essence of Soft Minimal

Our philosophy is rooted in the belief that beauty must serve your well-being. Unlike rigid minimalism, our approach informed by Nordic discipline and Japanese tranquility seeks to amplify warmth and tranquility through restraint.

Every sculpture is crafted not just to look beautiful, but to feel right. We honor the tactile effect of natural materials and the artful balance of light and shadow, ensuring our pieces act as a meditative anchor in your space.

The Soft Minimal book, linen cover, held under a reader's arm