Peca's Petra dining table celebrates the "raw beauty" of volcanic stone
Mexican design studio Peca has created a monolithic table made entirely from black volcanic stone, which is shaped and finished to express the material's unique natural qualities.
Led by designer Caterina Moretti, Peca developed the Petra dining table to celebrate the varying textural properties of the porous black stone as well as its cultural significance.
Peca has designed the Petra dining table
The natural, local material was formed through the same volcanic activity that has shaped Mexico's terrain and is deeply embedded in the region's traditional craft culture.
"When conceiving the Petra table, two things were in our minds: the appreciation we have developed over the years of working with the volcanic stone but also the symbolism of it," Moretti explained. "The Petra table calls to mind the mysteries of nature and their sacred play in our day-to-day lives."
The table is made from volcanic stone
Moretti's studio, which is based in Guadalajara, designed Petra to showcase the skill of local artisans who are able to shape the stone into practical objects that harness its unique structure.
The table is entirely hand carved from volcanic stone, taking around 10 to 11 weeks to produce.
It can be used both indoors and outdoors
It consists of three chunky columns supporting a pill-shaped tabletop, with each point of intersection marked by a polished stone disc on top.
A series of straight lines carved by hand across the width and length of the tabletop dra...
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