A

favoured medium of the Greeks and

Romans in both architecture and art,

marble has come to symbolise elegance

and sophistication. The Plinth builds

upon and subtly subverts that essence,

using marble instead as a means to

showcase other items, as well as standing as a sculptural item

on its own. The Plinth is the result of what’s been cut away,

revealing a core of quality and beauty.

No piece of marble is alike; that’s because the detailing

of each naturally occurring rock is created over time by

nature, rendered in limestone or dolomite. The dashes of

colour you see are called veins and they are most often made

of silt, sand, clay, iron oxides or chert grains found within

the original stone. While they may be called impurities in

production jargon, it is these splashes of colour and texture

that make marble so special.

All Plinth marble is handcrafted in a small factory

in Portugal. Each piece of carefully selected marble is

assembled by hand to ensure that the sides line up perfectly.

The result is podiums that are consistent in shape and

quality while unique in marbling pattern. The black marble,

Nero Marquina, comes from the north of Spain, while the

white marble, known as Carrara, as well as Calacatta Viola

– off-white with striking purple veins – come from Italy.

Brown grey marble, called Grey Kendzo, is from Iran. All

share a low refraction index, so they allow light to penetrate

a few millimetres into the surface before refracting, giving

the Plinth its aura of vitality. By utilising simple shapes

and the highest possible quality control, MENU allows the

marble to speak for itself.

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