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PEARL TABLE
DUFFY FREEZES A FLEETING MOMENT OF MOTION IN SCULPTURAL MARBLE
London-based design studio Duffy has unveiled the Pearl Table, a sculptural coffee table that freezes a fleeting moment of motion in solid marble. Conceived as a piece of artfurniture, the table explores the physics of fluid motion through marble, transforming water’ s ephemeral energy into a permanent, tactile form.
The design emerged from an extended period of experimentation, during which the studio studied the behaviour of water when disrupted— observing ripples, splashes and wakes as solid objects skim and collide across its surface. These investigations formed the foundation for the Pearl Table’ s distinctive, flowing geometry.
From this process, a narrative took shape: a pearl diver on a quiet, white-sand island, skimming his