AQUIS

When Marmi Regina contacted me, I had the opportunity to see the wide variety of stone materials they work with and the precision of their craftsmanship. Their technical expertise is of a high standard, and attention to detail is fundamental to their approach. The company expressed a desire to create small-scale furnishing objects that could showcase the potential of their production. With this project, Marmi Regina aimed to demonstrate their ability to seamlessly combine different stone materials into a single piece.

I was particularly struck by onyx, by its translucent quality and the way it interacts with light. This characteristic could become the focal point of its interaction with another stone. In fact, the thinner the onyx, the more transparent it becomes.

This led to the idea of using onyx as if it were a “liquid”: pairing it with marble, starting from a certain thickness and gradually tapering to zero. The visual effect resembles that of a beach seen from above: offshore, the sea is a deep blue, becoming progressively lighter as it approaches the shore, until it turns transparent.

Thus Aquis was born, a tray crafted from Calacatta marble and green onyx.