CHAPTER IV / RITUALS
PERFECTION � COMPULSIVE � DISORDER
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ARKETIPO � FIRENZE
One stone connects Italy; from counter tops to wash
basins, chopping blocks to side units. Marble. Marble is the
treasured stone of an Italian house; it’s our daily connection
with something glamorous yet functional, beautiful yet
having a place.
Marble is the chosen material of the artisan. A harking to
traditions and natural execution. It is its naturalness that
makes it unique. From colouring to density , no one piece
is the same making it a material that only experts should
touch.
It’s why when we visit Luca in Chiampo, we don’t expect
champagne but what we get is a treasure trove of delights;
our Christmas come early and our birthdays uniformly
rolled into one. Th eirs is a laboratory, yet still a stone
masters home.
Th ey select slates that capture how a mountain has
evolved over time. A colour scheme giving a depth that
man made stone can’t capture, one that we can build into
our other experiences. Each vein that runs through the
stone is a story; like the life lines that run over the palm
of your hands, marble that is masoned to your experience
represents your story. Our duty at Arketipo is to make your
story shine through, consistency not only in colour, but of
storyline in your furniture as well.
«A depth that man made stone can’t capture.»
«A depth that man made stone can’t capture.»
