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Marble Based Home Accessories from ZPSTUDIO

ZPSTUDIO TOOLS is a debut collection of objects from ZPSTUDIO, an architecture and industrial design studio based in Florence. With their passion for self-produced objects, ZPSTUDIO TOOLS is a collaboration between artisans and small businesses in Tuscany.

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Plug is made out of a single Carrara marble block, with a simple structure and dual uses. When placed on the floor, it acts as an umbrella stand. When set on a table, it transforms into a candleholder. Plug is made by Tuscan marble workers with CNC machines, then refined by hand.

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Ottone Secondo, a table version of their ceiling lamp Ottone, also features Carrara marble. To contrast the heavier marble base, the lampshade is made of a thinner brass. The mechanism used to make the lamp mimics the ancient technique used to turn silver cups for Florentine embossed silver manufacturing.

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Clochette is another table lamp, but with a lampshade of copper hanging from a Carrara marble pedestal. It has a soft pink sphere to direct the beam of light, complementing the neutral colors of the collection.

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After surviving a quarter life crisis, Nanette went from working in healthcare canadian meds to pursuing her loves of design, food and writing. During the day she works in social media marketing, by night she writes for Design Milk. You can find more of her work at nanettewong.com.