Green Marble Nesting Tables
Marble · Green
Three green marble nesting table tops cut from the same slab, seated in black metal frames.
Nesting Tables
Sets of three or four nesting tables with stone tops, cut from the same slab so the pattern stays continuous.
A set of nesting tables contains the detail most often overlooked in stone work: the pieces of the set have to resemble one another. Cutting the tops of three or four tables from separate slabs is technically possible, but the result does not read as a set — it reads as three different tables in the same colour. In nesting-table work we therefore cut all the tops from the same slab, and indeed from regions of the slab close to one another.
This approach can be seen in the green nesting set in this catalogue: four tops were taken from consecutive regions of the same slab, so the direction and density of the veining are consistent across every piece. When the tables nest, the tops overlap and a sense of the pattern continuing is created. This is a choice that increases slab wastage; taking the tops from scattered regions of the slab would waste less but would lose the feeling of a set.
Top thickness on nesting tables is decisive for both appearance and weight. In a nesting set each top has to pass beneath another, so a combination of thick top and thick frame prevents the set from nesting at all. A 2 cm top is generally the right dimension for this work; going to 3 cm requires the frame heights to be recalculated accordingly.
The leg system on nesting tables is metalwork more than stonework. The slim-profile black metal frame used in the set shown here does two jobs at once: it carries the top and protects its edge. The edge of a stone top is more at risk on a side table than on a dining table; a side table gets pulled, dragged, knocked against an armchair leg. The frame passes a few millimetres beyond the edge of the top and takes those knocks on itself. In frameless arrangements, chamfering the edge reduces the risk of chipping at the corner.
On surface finish, polished is the most common choice for side tables; because the top sits below eye level the shine is not troublesome, and the vein reads most clearly on this finish. Bearing in mind that tea, coffee and alcohol can be acidic, impregnation is again recommended.
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