Wetland One Side Console Table by Andrea Forti e Eleonora Dal Farra

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A wetland is an ecosystem shaped and saturated by water, where in rare conditions nature preserves wood for millennia. Abonos—a … Read more A wetland is an ecosystem shaped and saturated by water, where in rare conditions nature preserves wood for millennia. Abonos—a Celtic name for this semi-fossilized wetland timber—comes from ancient Alpine trunks submerged in alluvial sediments. Over centuries, minerals and water bonded with the tannins, hardening the wood and colouring its grain across a spectrum that shifts from gold to deep black, with shades that can never repeat.
Recovered through meticulous work, this ancestral material resurfaces like a jewel of the past, bearing the silent memory of flowing waters and vanished landscapes. In the Wetland One-Side Console, the wood stands tall and vertical, like a tree once rooted in the earth, then becomes a horizontal surface that converses with space, and finally returns downward, as if completing the eternal cycle of life, time and matter.
The organic shapes are embraced and revealed, while the natural surface remains exposed to the touch—warm, vibrant, alive. What emerges is not only a functional piece, but a poetic gesture: a fragment of nature that ascends, rests, and returns, echoing the rhythm that binds all living things.
In the corners, the wood grain meets perfectly, as if bending in a single continuous gesture. Through a special process, even the resin becomes one uninterrupted piece, showing no visible separation between horizontal and vertical planes. This invisible corner joint, developed by alcarol, preserves the purity of form and fluidity of line, and is also suitable for benches, tables, and similar bespoke applications. Stamped by Maker See less