Elegant creations from marble

THIS IS marble at its prettiest best. In soft pastel colours, finely cut and delicately crafted, Andrea Anastasio's lathe turned marble dinner sets, bowls, `handis' and artefacts, showcased at `Amethyst', give a new edge to lifestyle accessories. Perhaps marble is being used for the first time to craft with remarkable facility everyday functional items, using traditional craft skills such as carving, inlay work, etc.

The very contemporary dinner sets, plates and bowls are lightweight and come in pretty pinks, green, black, grey and white. The hidden textures and patterning trapped in the heart of the stone has been brought out in each item, revealing magical patterns while the cool beauty and elegance of marble makes even a functional plate or bowl a conversation piece.

The conceptual and design handling of the dinner sets, tumblers, coasters, vases, etc., is at once contemporary & 151; minimalistic and craft embellished with carving, inlay work, etc. Among the decorative marble items `Amethyst' showcases stunning `lotus plates' in white, black and green textured marble.

Carved in the shape of a full-blown lotus, the plates are some 10 inches in circumference and superbly and minimally carved. The lotus plates can be used as decoration vases or as big serving plates. Grecian urns are also available at Amethyst's selling exhibition along with Andrea Anastasio's minimalist vases and candle stands. The finely cut `Lathe turned Marble Exhibition' concludes on September 30, at Amethyst, 14, Padmavathi Road, Jeypore Colony, Gopalapuram.

PUSHPA CHARI

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