Products – alcarol

VULCANO Bookend

admin.alcarol — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:50:40 +0000

The Vulcano Bookends are conceived as solid volumes that encapsulate the moment lava encounters the surrounding sea. The porous stone, marked by abrupt cooling and internal fractures, is held within a transparent resin that evokes the enveloping presence of water.

Like geological cross-sections of submarine formations, the cut surfaces reveal inner structures shaped by thermal contrast: voids, ruptures, and textures generated in the instant where heat is absorbed and transformed. The act of cutting exposes rather than defines — opening the material to reveal its hidden dynamics.

Erosion and cooling, pressure and release: the pieces hold within them the memory of these opposing forces. The resin preserves this moment as a suspended environment, where density and fluidity coexist.

Placed in space, they function as minimal architectural markers — delimiting and supporting, yet above all embodying a condition. Not simply objects, but fragments of a submerged landscape, where time, matter, and energy briefly reached equilibrium.

LEAFPRINT Trio

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

A trio of mirrored metal objects, seemingly imprinted by a long stay in the forest and shrouded in ancestral mystery, embodies the timeless dialogue between the fleeting nature of the organic world and the apparent eternity of inorganic matter.

The shapes of the collection draw inspiration from the prismatic structures of metallic minerals, and the finish is born from an experimental process in which metal enters into dialogue with nature through oxidation processes.

The plant world is rich in tannins, natural compounds that react with metals to form oxides and surface patinas. Real leaves and underwood plant fragments are immersed in tannin-based solutions and oxidizing agents to accelerate and control natural oxidation, interacting with the metal to create one-of-a-kind textures and patinas with organic, ever-changing hues.

The mirrored copper surfaces, marked by organic imprints, play with light and depth, producing a dynamic effect that shifts with the gaze and surrounding environment.

AEOLIE Coffee Table

admin.alcarol — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:45:58 +0000

The Aeolie Coffee Table evokes a volcanic formation emerging from the depths, where lava meets water and solidifies in suspended time. The stone retains the marks of rapid cooling — irregular, porous, alive with internal tension — while the transparent resin surrounds it like a liquid field, preserving the moment of contact.

The surface appears to hover within this transparent volume, as if still immersed, while the bronzed steel base provides a subtle grounding — a horizon between seabed and open space.

The object becomes a landscape shaped by opposing forces: a fragment of territory born underwater, where matter has found balance between expansion and containment.

STROMBOLI Vase

admin.alcarol — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:25:22 +0000

The Stromboli vases recall the upward thrust of lava rising through water, abruptly halted and crystallized. Their compact forms suggest pressure and ascent, while the resin captures the boundary where molten matter met its cooling counterpart.

Within each piece, a micro-geography unfolds: cavities formed by escaping gases, textures defined by sudden solidification, surfaces that speak of tension between fluidity and resistance. The transparency acts as a still body of water, through which the dense core is observed.

Here, water and lava — elemental forces that shaped the conditions for life — converge once more, becoming a symbolic source of nourishment. The vessel is not only a container, but a site of continuity, where a plant or flower draws from this elemental memory, as if sustained by the very conditions that once made life possible.

They stand as quiet presences, yet charged with latent energy — like submarine eruptions that continue unseen beneath the surface.

ETNA Gem Lamp

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

The Etna Gem Lamp embodies the encounter of two primordial forces — fire and water — captured in luminous stillness. Produced with authentic lava rocks sourced from Mount Etna and encased in crystal-clear resin, it preserves the precise instant when molten magma met the sea during a submarine eruption.
Half a million years ago, this underwater collision shaped the lava into fluid, organic forms — matter sculpted by the touch of water, frozen at the threshold between motion and calm. Within the transparent body, every stone retains the memory of that encounter, a relic of fire transformed by depth and pressure.
A warm LED light emerges from the burnished steel base, filtering through the resin like sunlight beneath the sea. It reveals suspended air bubbles, glimmering like fragments of time, and evokes the quiet radiance of an underwater dawn.
More than a lamp, the Etna Gem is a meditation on Earth’s origins — a luminous fragment where geology becomes poetry, and light reawakens the memory of creation.

Uranus Table _ Steel Legs Edition

admin.alcarol — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:46:24 +0000

The Uranus Table _ Steel Legs Edition probes the boundary between perception and matter — a meditation on how what we see is shaped by the interplay of light, substance, and vision.
At first glance, its materials resist recognition, as if pulled from another world. Yet it is born of Earth: two planks of Burled Poplar with live edges, mirrored and joined within a transparent medium. Their forms hover side by side without touching.
The Burled Poplar reveals a sculpted grain of swirling knots and eyes — organic complexity that no human mind could predesign. Through a special finishing process infused with verdant oils, the wood’s natural holographic depth is magnified, giving it a green-tinted vibrancy reminiscent of Uranus itself. In shifting light, the surface seems to glow from within, rendering its material almost alien.
Uranus Table_ Steel Legs Edition is not a celestial object, but a terrestrial one illuminated by the same mystery. It calls us to reimagine the familiar — to perceive Earth’s hidden beauty through the color, light, and movement we associate with the sky above.

Ø GRAVITY Bookshelf

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Ø Gravity is a self-supporting bookshelf that challenges conventions of form and balance. Its apparent instability hides a precise inner logic — a tensile system where dry joints, tempered glass, and Saint Andrew’s Cross cables combine to create multi-directional stability.
With no screws, no glue, and no fixed hierarchy, the structure stands in a state of suspended clarity — a delicate equilibrium between gravity and intention.
Books are held not in rigid alignment, but by the natural force of the Earth itself. Tilt the shelves, and gravity becomes a quiet ally: keeping volumes gently leaning, perfectly still, without the need for bookends.
The carved wooden sides evoke the textured crusts of planets or meteorites, while dichroic steel tie rods shimmer with aerospace tones — making Ø Gravity feel less like a bookshelf and more like a satellite in orbit: weightless, precise, and poised in timeless suspension.
It is not simply a piece of furniture, but a spatial gesture, a sculptural system where materials speak, gravity listens, and lightness becomes structure.

LAVA Side Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

The matter surface is the one that is normally revealed, but only by going deeper can we fully understand the processes and forces that generated it.
Lava is molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of a planet onto its surface. Lava may have erupted on land or underwater.
The word Lava comes from Italian and is probably derived from the Latin word labes, which means a fall.
Lava stool is made of Lava rocks from the Etna volcano on the island of Sicily, Italy, one of the world’s most active volcanoes with eruptions occurring beneath the sea since about 500,000 years ago.
During submarine eruptions, the molten magma meets the sea, and its violent encounter with water sculpts the rock into fluid, organic forms that seem to freeze movement itself. Each fragment thus carries within it the memory of that encounter — a fleeting instant of transformation made eternal.
The rocks seem frozen and suspended in an infinite cosmic moment, like a sort of underwater cross section that has flung open the doors to this ancestral activity of the Universe, in all its majesty and wonder.
Lava is a meditation on terrestrial matter with its gaze turned toward the cosmos, where time solidifies into stillness and energy becomes reflection.
The natural stone surface is left uncovered, revealing the tactile power of the material — its density, its silent strength, its primordial warmth. Each fragment tells of the slow cooling of magma, the transformation of chaos into form, of fluid fire turned solid and eternal.

Mars Table _ Steel Legs Edition

admin.alcarol — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:03:57 +0000

The Mars Table_ Steel Legs Edition is a meditation on perception — a reflection on how light, matter, and the human eye conspire to create the experience of reality.
At first glance, its materials seem unrecognizable, as if gathered from another planet and assembled in zero gravity. Yet they belong entirely to Earth: two Burled Poplar planks, mirrored along their natural live edges, joined within a crystal-clear body that suspends them like fragments of floating terrain.
The Burled Poplar, whose grain grows in spontaneous deformation, reveals a pattern of swirling knots and eyes, unpredictable and alive. Through a special red-tinted oil finishing, its natural holographic depth is greatly amplified, turning the surface into a field of shimmering reflections. Under changing light, the wood vibrates between shadow and fire, appearing almost extraterrestrial — a material both familiar and unknown.
Mars Table_ Steel Legs Edition is not a table from another world, but a vision of this one — a reminder that the extraordinary already exists in the depths of the ordinary. It is an invitation to rediscover the terrestrial Eden we still inhabit, and to perceive the unseen poetry within the material world.

PLANET X Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Planet X Table is a reflection around human visual perception of Nature and Cosmos, a play with the process by which the physical energy received by sense organs forms the basis of perceptual experience.
Planet X Table is a meditation on perception — an exploration of how the eye and mind translate the vastness of nature and the cosmos into tangible experience.
Inspired by the hypothesis of an unseen planet orbiting in the far reaches of our solar system, Planet X evokes the mystery of distant matter suspended in space and time.
At first glance, its materials seem unfamiliar, almost weightless — as if joined in zero gravity. In reality, the tabletop is crafted from two Burled Poplar planks, their live edges and swirling grain recalling planetary atmospheres. The two fragments merge within a crystal-clear medium, frozen like cosmic ice.
Three transparent pillars pierce and support the circular top in apparent levitation, playing with light and refraction, concealing their structure within luminous, extraclear volumes. The result is an illusion of suspension — a fragment of our planet transformed into an object that feels extraterrestrial.
The rare Burled Poplar, naturally deformed and richly figured, undergoes a special colored-oil finishing that amplifies its inherent holographic quality. This treatment reveals a vibrant, shifting depth — as if the wood itself were reflecting multiple dimensions of light — making the material almost unrecognizable, suspended between the organic and the cosmic.
Between gravity and light, Planet X Table reveals the invisible — where earthly matter becomes a mirror of the universe, and perception transcends reality.

Chiron Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:44 +0000

In astronomy, Chiron was first thought to be an asteroid, but it is in fact one of the most massive known periodic comets — a wandering body that orbits around Uranus, the green planet.
Like its celestial namesake, the Chiron Table explores perception itself: the way light, matter, and the human eye collaborate to create what we call reality.
At first glance, the materials seem unearthly, as if joined in zero gravity. Yet they are of this planet — two planks of Burled Poplar with organic live edges, joined and encased within a clear, luminous medium. Their forms stretch toward each other without ever touching, held in balance by three irregular transparent pillars that pierce and support them in a seemingly weightless gesture.
The Burled Poplar — a wood whose grain grows in spontaneous, natural deformation — reveals a swirling, unpredictable pattern that no human hand could design. Through a special verdigris and oil finishing, the surface acquires a holographic radiance that amplifies the wood’s innate depth and fluidity. Under shifting light, its grain moves and breathes, as if alive, transforming the material into something almost unrecognizable — no longer mere wood, but a living reflection of light itself.
Chiron is not a table of outer space, but a terrestrial one — a vision of our own planet seen as if from afar. It reminds us that the extraordinary already exists beneath our feet, waiting only to be perceived. It invites us to look deeper into the familiar, and to rediscover the wonder of what is real.

Moon Table _ Steel Legs Edition

admin.alcarol — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:37:41 +0000

The Moon Table _ Steel Legs Edition explores perception and light — how our senses transform raw matter into meaning.
At first glance, materials appear alien, joined in weightless harmony; yet the table is firmly of Earth. Two mirrored Burled Poplar planks with live edges stretch toward one another, encased in a luminous medium like frozen lunar frost.
The Burled Poplar is a wood of peculiar deformities — swirling eyes and knots growing in unpredictable patterns. Through a special verdigris and oil finishing, its innate holographic depth is magnified, casting the grain in shifting luminescence that defies recognition. Under varied light, the surface seems to breathe — transforming wood into a material both familiar and cosmic.
Moon Table is not a manifestation of fantasy, but a terrestrial object lifted into poetic light. It asks us to see beyond what’s visible, to discover the extraordinary hidden within the everyday, and to feel the silent glow of lunar presence in wood and matter..

HORIZONS Pouf / Low Tables

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Horizons is a reflection on Planetary Geology — the science that studies the internal structures and surfaces of celestial bodies such as planets and their moons.
The prefix geo, usually tied to Earth, becomes here a bridge between worlds. Through abstraction, the project reveals how the geomorphologies of other planets often mirror our own — reminding us that the language of matter is universal.
And yet, beyond this cosmic perspective, Horizons surprises us with an unexpected softness — a tactile and deeply human pleasure.
he shapes of its reliefs originate from 3D models of selected areas of the Italian Alps, abstracted and blended with imagined planetary terrains. The vertical sides evoke the geological stratigraphy of the planets in our solar system, while the upper surface is made of soft Nubuck leather, inviting touch. Beneath lies recycled polyurethane foam, enveloped in a thin layer of soft rubber mixed with stone powder and real soil, giving each piece its own organic tone and texture — always unique, always alive.
In Horizons, Earth and the cosmos meet in a single gesture — a landscape that invites rest, contemplation, and the rediscovery of what connects us to the universe.

LEAFPRINT Side Table A

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Made from a gem-shaped volume in copper-plated steel – inspired by the prismatic structures of metallic minerals – the Leafprint Side Table embodies the timeless dialogue between the fleeting nature of the organic world and the enduring essence of inorganic matter.
The plant world is rich in tannins, natural compounds that react with metals to form oxides and surface patinas. Real leaves and underwood plant fragments are immersed in tannin-based solutions and oxidizing agents to accelerate and control natural oxidation, interacting with the metal to create one-of-a-kind textures and patinas with organic, ever-changing hues.
The mirrored copper surfaces, marked by organic imprints, play with light and depth, producing a dynamic effect that shifts with the gaze and the surrounding environment.

LEAFPRINT Low Table B

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Made from a gem-shaped volume in copper-plated steel – inspired by the prismatic structures of metallic minerals – the Leafprint Low Table embodies the timeless dialogue between the fleeting nature of the organic world and the enduring essence of inorganic matter.
The plant world is rich in tannins, natural compounds that react with metals to form oxides and surface patinas. Real leaves and underwood plant fragments are immersed in tannin-based solutions and oxidizing agents to accelerate and control natural oxidation, interacting with the metal to create one-of-a-kind textures and patinas with organic, ever-changing hues.
The mirrored copper surfaces, marked by organic imprints, play with light and depth, producing a dynamic effect that shifts with the gaze and the surrounding environment.

LEAFPRINT Coffee Table C

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Made from a gem-shaped volume in copper-plated steel – inspired by the prismatic structures of metallic minerals – the Leafprint Coffee Table embodies the timeless dialogue between the fleeting nature of the organic world and the enduring essence of inorganic matter.
The plant world is rich in tannins, natural compounds that react with metals to form oxides and surface patinas. Real leaves and underwood plant fragments are immersed in tannin-based solutions and oxidizing agents to accelerate and control natural oxidation, interacting with the metal to create one-of-a-kind textures and patinas with organic, ever-changing hues.
The mirrored copper surfaces, marked by organic imprints, play with light and depth, producing a dynamic effect that shifts with the gaze and the surrounding environment.

Mars Rectangular Dining Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

The Mars Table is a meditation on perception — a reflection on how light, matter, and the human eye conspire to create the experience of reality.
At first glance, its materials seem unrecognizable, as if gathered from another planet and assembled in zero gravity. Yet they belong entirely to Earth: two Burled Poplar planks, mirrored along their natural live edges, joined within a crystal-clear body that suspends them like fragments of floating terrain.
Supported by three irregular transparent pillars that pierce and sustain the surface in apparent defiance of gravity, the composition evokes a vision of geological balance — matter held still at the edge of transformation.
The Burled Poplar, whose grain grows in spontaneous deformation, reveals a pattern of swirling knots and eyes, unpredictable and alive. Through a special red-tinted oil finishing, its natural holographic depth is greatly amplified, turning the surface into a field of shimmering reflections. Under changing light, the wood vibrates between shadow and fire, appearing almost extraterrestrial — a material both familiar and unknown.
Mars Table is not a table from another world, but a vision of this one — a reminder that the extraordinary already exists in the depths of the ordinary. It is an invitation to rediscover the terrestrial Eden we still inhabit, and to perceive the unseen poetry within the material world.

Venus Table _ Steel Legs Edition

admin.alcarol — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:54:45 +0000

The Venus Table _ Steel Legs Edition explores perception — a reflection on how light, matter, and the eye assemble the experience of reality.
At first glance, its materials defy familiarity, as if sourced from another world and suspended in weightless harmony. Yet the table is rooted on Earth: two mirrored Burled Poplar planks with organic live edges, joined and encased in a transparent medium.
The Burled Poplar is a wood of rare natural deformity — its grain swirls in unpredictable knots and eyes. Through a special yellow-toned oil finish, the wood’s inherent holographic depth is magnified: under shifting light, it gleams with an otherworldly vitality, rendering its surface almost unrecognizable, suspended between familiar matter and celestial vision.
The Venus Table _ Steel Legs Edition is not a creation from space, but a terrestrial object imbued with cosmic resonance. It invites us to perceive the extraordinary hidden within the everyday, to glimpse our planet as if seen through another lens — reminding us that Nature’s marvels lie waiting in plain sight.

CHIMENTI RIVER Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:32 +0000

The Chimenti Table is born from planks of Venetian Bricole oak — ancient poles that have stood for decades in the Lagoon, their edges shaped by tides, carved by salt, and marked by the slow work of time and marine life.
In the traditional language of Venetian shipwrights, chimenti are the narrow gaps between the hull planks of a vessel, once sealed by skilled caulkers with oakum and colofonia — a clear natural resin.
Reinterpreting this ancient craft, alcarol fills only the empty spaces within the wood with a transparent resin that embodies the water it once lived in, preserving the traces of air and light suspended beneath the surface.
Through this process, the table becomes a tangible section of the Venetian Lagoon — a vision of the underwater landscape made still, where motion turns to clarity and time seems to rest.
The Chimenti Table is more than a functional object: it is a fragment of Venice itself, sculpted by water and history, now rendered eternal in its final, translucent layer — a dialogue between material, memory, and light.

RAPOLANO One Side Console

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Nestled in the Sienese hills, the town of Rapolano has long been a land where stone and water intertwine. Since ancient times, its thermal springs have drawn those in search of healing, while its travertine – shaped by centuries of mineral sedimentation – has served as a building material since the Etruscan era.
Formed by the slow precipitation of carbonate minerals in underground waters, this unique travertine bears fibrous textures and earthy hues – from soft white to warm rust – that make it unlike any other in the world. Often found in caves and thermal basins, it carries within its veins the memory of flowing water and geological time.
In collaboration with Vaselli, alcarol has salvaged timeworn fragments of this living stone, preserving its natural cavities with a transparent resin that recalls the thermal waters in which it once lay submerged.
The Rapolano One Side Console is a sculptural flow. Rising vertically from the ground, unfolding in a single horizontal stretch, and returning once more to the earth, it traces a seamless path, like water shaping its course through stone. A continuous gesture where material, memory, and movement converge in one timeless form.

SLOPE Armchair

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Slope is a reflection on Planetary Geology, a science discipline concerned with the geology and internal structure of celestial bodies such as planets and their moons.
The geo prefix typically indicates topics of or relating to our planet Earth, and this project aims to illustrate – through abstraction – how similar the geomorphologies of other planets can be. Finally surprising us with an unexpected softness, a completely human pleasure.
The shapes of the reliefs derive from three-dimensional files of some areas of the Italian Alps, made more abstract and mixed with other planetary geologies.
The vertical sides are an abstract representation of typical geological stratigraphies of the solar system planets, where the top surface is soft genuine leather, the lower part is recycled soft polyurethane foam, covered with a thin layer of soft rubber mixed with stone powder and real soils which make the colors and textures always unique and completely organic.

FUNGI Stool

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:41:53 +0000

The Fungi Stool is a block of wood obtained from a dead walnut tree with its native populations of fungi, inside and outside the log. The final stages in the life cycle of a tree attracts specialised fungi organisms which attack the wood breaking down the tough lignin layer that protects it.
Fungi are in the air. They just await the opportunity to take advantage of the right conditions to grow and transform the organic matter. Wood decay fungi is always unique. No two pieces are exactly the same because there’s precise time, place and environmental conditions for its genesis.

Ocean Networks _ Low Tables

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:19 +0000

The tabletops are multicolored since we melted together nets of various colors, dramatically tangled as in the seabed, with a surprising marbled effect.
The legs of the tables are made of glass slabs and aluminum fixings – two of the best examples of recyclable materials in the world – simply wedged and screwed in the nylon tabletops, so each part can be easily removed in order to make the prototypes 100% recyclable in the future.
Through the transparency and reflections of the glass at different heights, the coloured fishing nets of the tabletops seem to float, as an abstract reflection about the fragile condition of our oceans.

Moon Rectangular Dining Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:44 +0000

The Moon Table explores perception and light — how our senses transform raw matter into meaning.
At first glance, materials appear alien, joined in weightless harmony; yet the table is firmly of Earth. Two mirrored Burled Poplar planks with live edges stretch toward one another, encased in a luminous medium like frozen lunar frost. Four transparent pillars float through the surface, supporting the top in an enigmatic suspension.
The Burled Poplar is a wood of peculiar deformities — swirling eyes and knots growing in unpredictable patterns. Through a special verdigris and oil finishing, its innate holographic depth is magnified, casting the grain in shifting luminescence that defies recognition. Under varied light, the surface seems to breathe — transforming wood into a material both familiar and cosmic.
Moon Table is not a manifestation of fantasy, but a terrestrial object lifted into poetic light. It asks us to see beyond what’s visible, to discover the extraordinary hidden within the everyday, and to feel the silent glow of lunar presence in wood and matter..

6:44 AM HORIZONS _ Mirror Seat

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:44 +0000

6:44 AM HORIZONS is an exploration around human perception of landscapes, with an eye towards sky and space.
alcarol’s research expands on the concept of horizons by emphasizing the importance of the sky in defining them. The design integrates elements of mountains, sky, and cosmos, blending them with abstract representations of planetary geologies.
The seat, made of verdigris velvet, reflects the Italian Alps while incorporating textures inspired by other planets. This abstraction aims to highlight the similarities between Earth and other celestial bodies, surprising viewers with unexpected softness.
The piece evokes the pre-sunrise copper dawn sky, using a mirrored steel with burnished an copper patinas representing a cloudy sunrise and invoking the atmosphere of other planets. The material used is intentionally unconventional, sometimes appearing frozen or suspended, adding to the dreamy contemplation of the piece.

IN-BETWEEN _ La Biennale di Venezia 2025

admin.alcarol — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:31:45 +0000

The result of this collaboration is the Reflective Saucer, an evocative object that weaves together material memory with contemporary craftsmanship.
An enigmatic elliptical shape that follows the Japanese silver ratio, made from wood and steel, with a reflective copper surface with a complex double curvature and wavy finish on top.

The Reflective Saucer draws inspiration from some fragments of majolica unearthed during the 1956 excavations for the construction of the Japan Pavilion.

These elements are reinterpreted in a mirror-like finish with an organic patina pattern that bridges past and present, and also functions as a lighting element in the pilotis space, strategically reflecting the conical spotlight beam upward through a hole, casting its shadow onto the gallery ceiling.

The patina pattern on the copper surface, developed through Alcarol’s latest research into the expressive and transformative potential of metal surfaces, embodies a unique material narrative, one that captures the passage of time while enhancing tactile and visual depth.

As the name suggests, the Reflective Saucer acts as both a mirror and a source — an invitation to contemplation, a portal between what is visible and what is unseen. The piece resonates deeply with the curatorial theme IN-BETWEEN, creating an immersive space that invites literal and metaphorical reflection on the coexistence of past and present, nature and artificiality.

Alcarol’s contribution embodies this vision: a poetic artifact that speaks of the fragility of matter, the richness of history, and the possibility for new meanings to emerge from the in-between spaces.

Curated by Jun Aoki, the IN-BETWEEN exhibition explores what lies in the interstitial spaces between people, materials, memories, and places. It champions collective creation, reuse, and subtle transformation, presenting the pavilion itself as a site of cultural negotiation and architectural performance. The viewer becomes an active part of this open-ended, evolving relationship.

Somewhere Else by Philippe Starck

admin.alcarol — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:49:24 +0000

Step “Somewhere Else”, into a realm of timeless elegance as Cassina and Philippe Starck combine their imaginations and savoir-faire to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of their collaboration. A captivating narrative unfolds amidst the creative ambience of Milan Design Week 2024, where Cassina Store Milan transforms into a stage for a poetical performance curated by Philippe Starck.

At the heart of the “Somewhere Else” installation, directed by Giulio Squillacciotti lies the sophisticated Somewhere El-S collection, an unprecedented series of uniquely designed seating elementsthat reflect multiple influences – from ottomans reminiscent of luxurious luggage to armchairs draped in sartorial elegance. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the Somewhere El-S collection showcases a harmonious fusion of materials, textures, and hues, telling a story of refined artisan craftsmanship inspired by the world of saddlery and leatherwork embellished with metal elements, to evoke an immediate sense of comfort and timeless elegance.

Experience the magic of Cassina and Philippe Starck’s collaboration, where elegance meets innovation, and dreams come to life.

« In the elegant confines of a bedroom, a solitary figure captivates the audience’s gaze. Every movement, every flicker of emotion, unfolds like a silent mysterious ballet before the peering eyes, while shadows play upon the walls, weaving illusions that blur the lines between reality and imagination. In this timeless theater of the mind, where anything is possible and poetry is everywhere, the boundaries of time and space dissolve until we are Somewhere Else.”

Here are the products selected for this project:

KARST GEM

Fisheye EXCL Stool

FUNGI Stool

Fendi Omotesando

admin.alcarol — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:16:46 +0000

LVMH Viva Technology_ prize 2024

admin.alcarol — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:38:24 +0000

Dior Eyewear display

admin.alcarol — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:11:06 +0000

Palace Garden Macau

admin.alcarol — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:27:16 +0000

Designed by Alan Chan, Palace Garden at Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau reinterprets the elegance of an imperial Chinese garden through a refined contemporary language.

For this prestigious hospitality project, alcarol created the bespoke reception desk, combining crystal-clear resin with delicately preserved flowers to create a welcoming centerpiece that reflects the restaurant’s poetic atmosphere. The piece merges natural elements with meticulous craftsmanship, offering guests an immersive first impression that echoes the restaurant’s celebration of beauty, tradition and innovation.

Today, Palace Garden stands among Asia’s most acclaimed fine dining destinations, earning One MICHELIN Star (2026), the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award (2026), the Black Pearl One Diamond Award (2026) and Trip.Gourmet Diamond Restaurant recognition.

Fendi _ Dover Street Market

admin.alcarol — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:30:01 +0000

Freestanding brick displays and consoles with lettering for Fendi’s “Vocabulary Collection.”

The words written on the garments, such as “Love,” “Trust,” and “Hope,” were inspired by the work of Ernest Hemingway, we were told, while other graphic lettering on tops, as well as on shoes and accessories, will include the name “Fendi” and words like “Yellow” or “Yes.”

The brand emphasizes that these simple words are full of meaning, but also of optimism. A quality that is perceived as important by Fendi, which caters to style-hungry men living in the largest and most important cities.

Baku Coffee Table

admin.alcarol — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:03:20 +0000

This bespoke coffee table was created upon a client’s request for a very special project in Baku. It features natural wood branches encased in clear resin, combining organic textures with a modern aesthetic.

Each piece is unique, reflecting the exclusivity of the project and the client’s vision.

Fisheye EXCL Stool

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:44 +0000

10 years after the first presentation of the classic FishEye Stool alcarol present FishEye EXCL. Stool _ Limited Edition.

It is made with the same materials (wooden poles of Venice encased in translucent resin like lagoon water) but with a completely different effect.

For the making of FishEye EXCL. alcarol has exaggerated the reaction of the resin to emphasize the formation of internal cracks like those of a frozen lagoon and also frozen air bubbles released from the cavities that make this wood so unique all over the world.

Uranus Rectangular Dining Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:44 +0000

The Uranus Table probes the boundary between perception and matter — a meditation on how what we see is shaped by the interplay of light, substance, and vision.
At first glance, its materials resist recognition, as if pulled from another world. Yet it is born of Earth: two planks of Burled Poplar with live edges, mirrored and joined within a transparent medium. Their forms hover side by side without touching, supported by three clear pillars that lift and puncture the surface in a gesture of subtle defiance.
The Burled Poplar reveals a sculpted grain of swirling knots and eyes — organic complexity that no human mind could predesign. Through a special finishing process infused with verdant oils, the wood’s natural holographic depth is magnified, giving it a green-tinted vibrancy reminiscent of Uranus itself. In shifting light, the surface seems to glow from within, rendering its material almost alien.
Uranus Table is not a celestial object, but a terrestrial one illuminated by the same mystery. It calls us to reimagine the familiar — to perceive Earth’s hidden beauty through the color, light, and movement we associate with the sky above.

Uranus Console

admin.alcarol — Sat, 09 May 2026 09:29:37 +0000

As a suspended composition of Burled Poplar wood and transparent crystalline depth, this console transforms organic matter into a luminous sculptural presence inspired by celestial atmospheres and shifting perceptions of light.

The intricate grain of the Burled Poplar — marked by knots, eyes, and unpredictable growth patterns — is enhanced through a verdigris pigmentation process that gives the wood an iridescent green radiance. Light continuously interacts with the surface, creating reflections that seem to move beneath the transparent volume, evoking the visual depth and ethereal tones of distant planetary landscapes.

The transparent structure creates a seamless continuity between the legs and the top, allowing the material and crystalline depths to flow uninterrupted through the entire piece like a suspended bridge between solid matter and light. The live-edge slabs appear to float weightlessly while remaining connected in perfect equilibrium, amplifying the sensation of fluidity and suspended movement.

More than a console, the piece becomes a contemplative object where nature, perception, and transparency merge into a continuous sculptural landscape.

CHIRON Screen

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

The Chiron Screen inhabits a space between revelation and concealment — a boundary where vision hesitates. Made of four Burled Maple planks with live edges, each is frozen in a crystal-clear medium, suspended in time.
This opaque-transparency invites a subtle dance of light and shade: some parts are visible, others concealed. A viewer glimpses forms shifting through translucency — the screen becomes a whispered echo of perception itself.
Infused with verdigris and oil, the wood’s holographic grain emerges under changing light, its unusual depth making the material appear uncanny, almost alien. Though terrestrial, the Chiron Screen acts as a veil between what is and what might be: a portal to reconsider how we see, conceal, and reveal.

CRYSTAL KARST Coffee Table

admin.alcarol — Sat, 09 May 2026 09:29:23 +0000

Born from the slow erosion of karst landscapes, where water patiently carves stone into hidden cavities and subterranean voids, this coffee table transforms geological time into a suspended object of contemplation. The porous surface of the Karst stone — shaped over millennia within the Dolomite mountains — reveals a natural topography of hollows, fractures, and mineral traces, preserving the silent memory of water’s movement through matter.

Encased within a transparent, water-like resin, the stone appears suspended in a moment between solidity and dissolution, as if a fragment of landscape had been crystallized mid-transformation. The resin does not conceal the material, but amplifies its depth and organic complexity, preserving the tactile authenticity of the exposed section planes and the natural vibrancy of the stone.

The table’s irregular geometry evokes an emerged terrain or an eroded island floating in stillness, a balance between weight and lightness, permanence and fragility.
A fragment of geological memory suspended in space, a meditation on time, transformation, and the quiet poetry of the Earth.

Poplar CRYSTAL Low Table

admin.alcarol — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:41:12 +0000

The Poplar CRYSTAL Coffee Table is a meditation on perception, exploring the tension between organic imperfection and geometric order.

Crafted from rare Burled Poplar, its swirling grain and natural deformations evoke landscapes shaped by chance. Inspired by crystal growth, the design connects the fluidity of wood with the precise geometries of mineral structures. Preserved live edges are joined by a crystalline resin that fills the voids, completing prism-like forms while preserving the wood’s natural story.

The burnished steel bases subtly recall the art of setting gemstones in fine jewelry.

The result is a sculptural dialogue between nature and structure, where the familiar becomes unexpected and matter appears to defy gravity.

FLOATING KARST Side Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:19 +0000

Karst is a landscape born of water — shaped not by force, but by time. Over thousands of years, acidic rain filters through cracks in soluble rock, like the Dolomites’ ancient formations, dissolving the earth from within. The result is a hidden terrain of sinkholes, vanishing streams, and cavernous voids carved by turbulent, unseen flows.
From this quiet geological drama, alcarol has salvaged fragments of local karst stone, still marked by native mosses and lichens. Their textured surfaces — worn by water and layered with time — are encased in a transparent resin that mirrors the stillness of the very element that once sculpted them.
The Floating Karst Side Table is a metaphysical object, a section of land, weathered by movement, now suspended in stillness. A stone seemingly levitates above its base, as if time itself had paused mid-erosion. What was once fluid is now fixed; what was once impermanent becomes form. It is a fragment of the Earth held in balance, between presence and absence, matter and memory.

FUNGI Console

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:44 +0000

The Fungi Console is crafted from a single beech plank, recovered from an abandoned log in the Italian Dolomite forest, still bearing the delicate traces of its native fungal life.
Cut with a thin blade and folded into form, the plank becomes a seamless architectural gesture. The woodgrain aligns perfectly around the corners, as if never divided, while a clear, icy resin — resembling the winter stillness that paused the fungi’s growth — fuses vertical and horizontal planes into one uninterrupted surface.
Within the wood, the fungi have etched their silent presence: delicate patterns, dark lines, and tonal shifts map a hidden metamorphosis, revealing a landscape sculpted by time, place, and conditions never to be repeated. Preserved just before its full dissolution, the wood’s decay becomes a new kind of permanence — a fragment of organic history, paused in its most expressive moment.

RAPOLANO Dining Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:44 +0000

Around three million years ago, during the Pliocene epoch, the Chianti hills overlooked an ancient sea that stretched southeast, shaping the land we know today. That body of water acted as a vast sedimentary basin, slowly depositing fragments of rock, sand, and clay – layer upon layer – in rhythms dictated by the tides.
As the sea gradually withdrew, it left behind a stratified memory of its presence: clays, sandstones, and conglomerates, all bearing the marks of shifting lagoons, coastal shores, and shallow marine beds. Over time, wind and water sculpted these deposits, etching the surface of the earth into what now resembles a petrified, storm-swept sea.
The town of Rapolano, nestled in the Sienese hills, became known for its thermal springs since Roman times, and for the distinctive Travertine formed by millennia of geological alchemy.
In collaboration with Vaselli, alcarol has recovered fragments of this ancient stone — marked by erosion and sediment — and preserved their natural cavities in a crystal-clear resin that evokes the waters in which they once lay submerged.
The Rapolano Dining Table is more than a surface — it is a sculpted fragment of geological time and territory. A seamless union of raw history and contemporary design, where nature’s slow craftsmanship becomes eternal, as a timeless landscape, both ancient and new.

WETLAND One Side Console

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:05 +0000

A wetland is an ecosystem shaped and saturated by water, where in rare conditions nature preserves wood for millennia. Abonos—a Celtic name for this semi-fossilized wetland timber—comes from ancient Alpine trunks submerged in alluvial sediments. Over centuries, minerals and water bonded with the tannins, hardening the wood and colouring its grain across a spectrum that shifts from gold to deep black, with shades that can never repeat.
Recovered through meticulous work, this ancestral material resurfaces like a jewel of the past, bearing the silent memory of flowing waters and vanished landscapes. In the Wetland One-Side Console, the wood stands tall and vertical, like a tree once rooted in the earth, then becomes a horizontal surface that converses with space, and finally returns downward, as if completing the eternal cycle of life, time and matter.
The organic shapes are embraced and revealed, while the natural surface remains exposed to the touch—warm, vibrant, alive. What emerges is not only a functional piece, but a poetic gesture: a fragment of nature that ascends, rests, and returns, echoing the rhythm that binds all living things.
In the corners, the wood grain meets perfectly, as if bending in a single continuous gesture. Through a special process, even the resin becomes one uninterrupted piece, showing no visible separation between horizontal and vertical planes. This invisible corner joint, developed by alcarol, preserves the purity of form and fluidity of line, and is also suitable for benches, tables, and similar bespoke applications.

Phellem Dining Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:05 +0000

Phellem is the outermost layer of tree bark, a living skin that protects, adapts and records the identity of each species. This collection celebrates its extraordinary biodiversity, unveiling a spectrum of colours and textures that would otherwise remain hidden.
When bark is wounded, the tree releases a complex liquid that hardens into a natural resin, sealing the surface and defending the vital layers beneath. In the same spirit, alcarol preserves each bark with a bio-based transparent resin, echoing this ancient self-defence and freezing every botanical detail as it appears in its natural habitat.
The Phellem Dining Table becomes a contemporary inlay of different species, an encrypted pattern — a secret code of forest biodiversity. Each fragment of bark, with its unique textures and tones, speaks of habitat, evolution and time, just as ancient wood inlay once sought variety to expand expressive power. Here, the organic mosaic becomes a map of ecosystems, not decoration.
Below, the metal legs cross and diverge like enduring roots, grounding and supporting the structure as if upholding a living canopy. Root and crown, earth and gesture: the table stands as a small forest in equilibrium, where bark, resin, wood and steel coexist in a single, shared breath.
It is more than a dining table — it is a fragment of biodiversity entrusted to the present, a place of encounter that carries and preserves the silent memory of the woods.

MOSS STREAMS Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:32 +0000

alcarol recovered some logs from the undergrowth of the Italian Dolomite mountains and cut planks that preserve the natural edges with their native populations of mosses, which are embedded in a resin resembling the water that generated their life.
The Moss StreamsTable – made from three wood plank with live mossy edges – is a walk trought the forest, a path to immerse in the fresh sensations of the greenery that animate the woods.

STUMP Stool _ Mulberry

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:32 +0000

This stool is crafted from a discarded mulberry log found in the wetlands of the Dolomites. Its rough bark and living surface, still inhabited by native mosses and small plants, are preserved in a clear resin that echoes the waters once surrounding it.
Filling its natural voids with resin, alcarol captures the final moment before the material’s return to the earth. What was once forgotten becomes a fragment of time made tangible — a small monument to decay, transformation, and the silent resilience of the forest floor.

FLOATING KARST Bookends

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:32 +0000

Karst is a singular landscape, sculpted by water over thousands of years. As acidic rain seeps through soluble stone – like the Dolomites’ ancient bedrock – it dissolves matter along natural fractures, carving a hidden world beneath the surface: sinkholes, disappearing streams, underground rivers, and vast cave systems shaped by turbulent flow.
In this relentless dance of erosion, water becomes both creator and destroyer, always moving, always shaping.
alcarol has retrieved fragments of karst stone, partially cloaked in native mosses and lichens, their organic skin preserved in a crystal-clear resin evoking the very water that once crossed and hollowed them. Now, this once-fluid presence is frozen, not lost, but stilled.
The Floating Karst Bookends are iconic objects: fragments of ancient terrain, shaped by geologic time and held in a suspended instant. Where water once flowed to erase, it now stands still to support, grounding knowledge, anchoring stories, and turning erosion into permanence.

Velvet HORIZONS Pouf

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Horizons reflects on planetary geology and human perception — an abstraction of terrains both terrestrial and celestial, now softened into everyday form.
In this version, the top surface is made of sumptuous velvet, its fibers catching and layering light with an intrinsic holographic effect. The velvet plays with incident rays, shimmering and shifting as shadows move. Beneath, soft recycled foam is enveloped in a thin shell of rubber infused with stone powder and real soils, giving each piece organic texture and color. The vertical sides echo geological stratigraphy from both Earth and imagined planets.
Here, velvet becomes a luminous terrain: tactile, alive, and subtly transformative. Horizons Velvet invites you to experience the poetry of matter — where planetary reliefs meet the softness of skin and the dance of light.

KARST GEM

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

Karst is a landscape born from the patient work of water — a slow dissolution that carves stone into voids, caves, and hidden rivers beneath the surface of the Earth. Over millennia, rain and time have sculpted the soluble rocks of the Italian Alps into delicate networks of hollows and veins, transforming erosion into an act of creation.
From this ancient terrain, alcarol has collected fragments of authentic karst stone, some still bearing traces of mosses and lichens, witnesses of a living geology. Each fragment is preserved within a transparent, water-like volume, echoing the very element that shaped it. The result is a suspended landscape, a solid block of time in which water’s motion has become light.
The geometric form — reminiscent of a cut gem — crystallizes the essence of the karst process itself: the transformation of fragility into permanence, of void into beauty. The gem becomes a metaphor for the Earth’s memory — a relic of matter purified by dissolution, where absence is as meaningful as substance.
Karst Gem stands as both stool and sculpture, both artifact and meditation: a luminous monument to the quiet power of water and the slow poetry of geological time.

Venus Rectangular Dining Table

marcoresenterra — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:42:56 +0000

The Venus Table explores perception — a reflection on how light, matter, and the eye assemble the experience of reality.
At first glance, its materials defy familiarity, as if sourced from another world and suspended in weightless harmony. Yet the table is rooted on Earth: two mirrored Burled Poplar planks with organic live edges, joined and encased in a transparent medium. They extend toward each other without touching, supported by three crystalline pillars that pierce and elevate the surface in a seemingly inexplicable gesture.
The Burled Poplar is a wood of rare natural deformity — its grain swirls in unpredictable knots and eyes. Through a special yellow-toned oil finish, the wood’s inherent holographic depth is magnified: under shifting light, it gleams with an otherworldly vitality, rendering its surface almost unrecognizable, suspended between familiar matter and celestial vision.
The Venus Table is not a creation from space, but a terrestrial object imbued with cosmic resonance. It invites us to perceive the extraordinary hidden within the everyday, to glimpse our planet as if seen through another lens — reminding us that Nature’s marvels lie waiting in plain sight.