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40 X 40: Objects Made from Single Marble Tiles

Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti teamed up to find out what you could make from 40cm x 40cm Carrara marble tiles that had been discarded or looked at as waste material. With a water jet machine to cut and simple assembly, the duo created six objects that when complete, didn’t produce any waste material of their own. The 40 X 40 collection was displayed this summer at Carrara Marble Weeks.

40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-2-O-lamp

(+O-) LED lamp

40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-3-Gerla-vase

Gerla vase + fruit bowl

40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-4-Gerla-vase

40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-5-Gerla-vase

40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-6-Gerla-vase

40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-7-layer-stool

Layer stool

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40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-9-layer-stool

40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-10-o-ring

O-Ring fruit bowl

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40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-12-piet

Piet fruit bowl

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40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-14-Quadrondo

Quadrondo wall clock

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40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-16-Quadrondo

40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-17-Sfrid0

Sfrid0 coffee table

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40x40-collection-Ulian-Ratti-19-Sfrid0

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Caroline Williamson is the former Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk and a writer with a passion for modern design, architecture, and creative culture. She holds a BFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, solving New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or curating Spotify playlists.