Nightstand in Roman Travertine and Oak by Lebanto

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Two materials, one line. The Tinos is a small, low table scaled for the side of a bed, its travertine … Read more Two materials, one line. The Tinos is a small, low table scaled for the side of a bed, its travertine surface carried on a base of solid oak that neither hides nor competes with it.

Roman travertine is the stone of ancient Rome, formed in the mineral springs around Tivoli and used across the Colosseum and the colonnades of St Peter's Square. It carries a soft, creamy beige tone, its delicate linear veining and gently layered structure warmer and more understated than the marbles. The base answers in solid European oak, its honey-toned, open grain warming to the stone above so the travertine and oak settle into a single, considered pairing. These tops are cut from natural stone, and no two of these Roman travertine and oak nightstands are ever quite the same.

Below the top, two solid oak boards are notched and slotted one through the other into a self-supporting cross-leg base. There is no bracket, no metal and no visible fixing, only the join itself doing the structural work.

Low in its demands and clear in its intent, the Roman travertine and oak nightstand sits beside a bed without asking for attention. The Tinos is an Italian nightstand made to order in Cantù, in Lombardy's long-established furniture district, drawn from full-slab stone, solid timber, and premium Italian glass. See less