Palette Side Table
A jewel of living bark, inlaid like a mosaic and set in steel, celebrating nature’s colours, textures and the biodiversity of its skin.
Ø50 x H 60 cm — Bespoke Sizes, Shapes and Finishes
2021 — Boon Room, Paris
Birch Barks -various types and species-, Transparent RESIN, Burnished STEEL Base
Phellem is the outermost layer of tree bark, a living skin rich in colour, texture and memory. The Palette Side Table becomes a tribute to this extraordinary biodiversity, unveiling a natural spectrum of tones and patterns that would otherwise remain unnoticed.
Just as ancient wood inlay sought the most diverse essences to expand expressive possibilities, alcarol composes a new botanical mosaic, selecting bark from different species and revealing its astonishing polymorphism, as unique as a fingerprint, shaped by habitat, genetics, and time.
When bark is wounded, a natural defence intervenes: a liquid resin hardens on contact with air, sealing and protecting the vital layers beneath. In the same spirit, alcarol preserves each fragment with a bio-based transparent resin, freezing its surface as it appears in nature and allowing every grain, crack and pigment to remain intact.
The table top emerges like a precious jewel, an inlaid composition of living matter, set and framed by the burnished steel structure that supports it. The contrast between the organic mosaic and the refined metal evokes a piece of high jewellery, where nature is not ornament, but protagonist.
Through this piece, bark is elevated from overlooked skin to botanical treasure: a celebration of biodiversity, preserved, honoured and made timeless.
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