Image source: B&B Italia — Tobi-Ishi striped marble
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Tobi-Ishi striped marble
Limited edition of 500 Tobi-Ishi tables in striped white Carrara and green Alpi marble, 2022
1620 × 720 × 1620 mm
2022
Italy
Approx. $80,000 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Tobi-Ishi striped marble (2022, Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby) is a limited and numbered edition of only 500 pieces of the Tobi-Ishi table, made of strips of white Carrara and green Alpi marble.
Construction
- Top and legs: marble, matt polyester finish
- Coupling plate: stainless steel
- Ferrules: felt
Specifications
- T160M_SE round table: Ø 162 × H 72 cm
Story
Ten years of Tobi-Ishi
The sheet opens by marking the ten years of the Tobi-Ishi table and presents this limited and numbered edition of only 500 pieces as new.
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Strips of marble
The edition is made of strips of white Carrara and green Alpi marble. The sheet describes a very manual and sophisticated crafting technique that requires slow and skilful processes, which it says makes the piece precious.
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