Material study · 2026.09
Travertine: how we choose a slab
Vein direction decides whether a table reads as one piece or as a pattern. The slab is chosen before the top is cut.
Travertine is a sedimentary stone, and the direction it was deposited in is visible on the surface. Cut across the vein, the top reads as a busy pattern; cut along it, the top reads as one piece with movement in it.
Selection
Slabs are photographed wet, because dry travertine hides both the vein and the fill. We choose per table, not per batch.
Edge
A honed edge with a 2 mm chamfer, so the top does not chip at the corner where a hand rests.