Platone Unit
- Designed by: Jeff Miller
- Made by: Baleri Italia
Multi-functional furniture makes small (and not-so-small) spaces a little more livable. Need a place to sit, set your coffee, or house your collection of paperbacks? This modular unit is a bench, bookcase, and coffee table together as one. The larger sections are made of solid or moka ash, shown here with the smaller square—Plato—which is sculpted from a single block of marble.
More info: baleri-italia.com
Comments
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the marble is a nice touch! Ché Bellissimo.
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Beautiful. Evokes serenity.
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