French-Lebanese design studio David/Nicolas' furniture inspired by the night sky and Beirut's history is on display at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Manhattan.
The limited-edition pieces in the Supernova collection were created by Beirut-based David Raffoul and Nicolas Moussallem, who founded David/Nicolas in 2011.

The range includes various coffee- and end-table designs, as well as cabinets, a rug and wall panels. The pieces are made predominantly of either travertine or palm wood.
"Supernova is the death of a star and the rebirth of a new one, with the remaining parts of the exploded star, and this reminds us of Beirut, because Beirut was destroyed seven times and always reconstructed," Raffoul told Dezeen.

The Constellation coffee table has a dark, palm-wood veneer and is supple to the touch. A cylindrical block was cut in half to form the base, and a rounded top slots into grooves. Brass inlay creates a geometric pattern across the surface. "This graphic is like an explosion of stars with very simple shapes," Raffoul said.

Another coffee table is made of polished travertine bronzo stone with stainless steel indentations. The piece is made of three carved pieces of rock, weighing a total of 2,110 pounds (957 kilograms), and designed to be used outside as well.
Cut cylindrical blocks also serve as legs for dining tables, which also feature brass panels wrapped around their bases.

One oval-shaped dining table has two legs and is made of white t...