Over the years the types of stone discovered by man have multiplied and among these marble has taken over, a rock mainly composed of calcium carbonate, very hard and then manually worked with chisels and mallets starting from large blocks .

Discovered by the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations, white marble, thanks to its robustness and aesthetic beauty, has become a powerful part of religious architecture.

Marble, and since ancient times the marble without impurities, white and homogeneous, has become a natural synonym of luxury, design, classic and timeless.

Ancient Rome is filled with statues of emperors and gods and in the same way, in the east, in India, marble will be used for the construction of architectural works that have become part of the wonders of the world, such as the Taj Mahal.

To observe in the world of architecture the use of a material that was different from stone, wood or terra cotta, man will have to wait for the 19th century, in which the cast iron, which has been used for especially military uses for millennia, will be replaced almost completely from steel, in all its uses.

Cast iron, or iron with a carbon concentration between 1.9% - 5.5%, which due to the second industrial revolution and the industrialization of the production of carbon steel in high furnaces, will mark a turning point in the concept of beauty and luxury.

Thanks to its mechanical characteristics superior to cast iron, much more fragile and subject to breakage, the most resistant and ductile carbon steel will entitle the entire century to this new alloy.

From that moment on to today the materials that have been added to the world of architecture and design are manifold, especially today with the introduction of new stone materials with various and natural surface effects, but filled with stone powders (waste of the processes) or ceramic, in order to lower costs.

When it comes to luxury, however, whether we are talking about carbon steel or stone, the naturalness and originality of the material are fundamental, as long as this adjective is not delegitimized.

As well as in antiquity and starting from the second half of the 19th century, the materials associated with well-being are and will remain unchanged, with their mixes, whether they occur in large-scale architectural products or in commonly used design objects.

Furthermore, in recent years, the testimonies in which marble and natural stone are treated in an original way, have multiplied, thanks to the combination of different materials and to give life to furnishings or modern spaces.

Within the TrackDesign catalog, there are several objects that contain the concepts of history, classicism as well as lightness and modernity.

These are Tivoli and Ratio are two collections of tables that combines marble and carbon steel or Corten steel, sculptural and with a high visual impact are available in various sizes and shades.

Ratio and Tivoli are tables for family use, which mix stone and Corten or painted steel to recreate effects with a high visual impact. As an occasional table, Tivoli is the perfect furniture for iconic and more whimsical seats, as well as representing the right association with a comfortable sofa, thanks to a strong personality, but accompanied by very clean and simple lines.

Ratio instead, with its top entirely in black travertine marble Marquinha represents an element with sculptural, important characteristics, streamlined by the light lines of the natural black painted steel on which it stands, flat and riveted with the top.

Marble is a valuable material which, when combined with metal, further enhances its already undeniable charm. Elegant design objects and furnishing proposals combine the original veins of the stone material with brass, satin or burnished metal, obtaining precious and unique results.

Not only, marble and steel, but also marble and brass, as combinations to create a pure design with graphic lines. As in the case of JACKIE console.

This product with a metal structure represents an example of a mixture of materials, having a brass structure that supports tops that can be provided in glass and marble.

The console design therefore combines, as also happened in the RATIO table, a light structure, such as brass, with the heavier materials, industrial modernity with ancient classicism, such as glass and marble, with which the tops can be made.