Ipogeo Palus by Margraf for N_Elle by Cesar
Ipogeo Palus by Margraf for N_Elle by Cesar

The evolution of marble is called Ipogeo. The new Margraf collection bears witness to how natural stone, with its millennia of history, can be transformed, adapting to specific needs in contemporary interiors, in dialogue with modern technologies. The natural appearance is emphasized in terms of distinctive, unique traits, including grain and hue. The finishes of the Ipogeo collection by Margraf combine the most ancient techniques and forms of craftsmanship with the most advanced technologies using robots and numerically controlled machinery, in a perfect blend of tradition and innovation, creation and change.

Pagos Calacatta, Ipogeo collection by Margraf

Pagos Calacatta, Ipogeo collection by Margraf

The slabs bring out the origins of the material and its close bond with nature, shaped to enhance sensorial stimuli through sight and touch. A process that stems from research conducted by the Margraf Innovation Lab – the company’s creative center, where artists, designers and technicians develop and interpret marble in innovative ways – to respond to the growing demand for made-to-measure installations in interior design and architecture.

Each of the five finishes in the collection is evocative, pointing to a different aspect of the natural world. Take Palus, which seems to display the passage of time on the stone: a finish that accentuates the materials with wide, forceful grain, in a color shifting towards brown or green. Pagos is water and ice, the same element in two states (solid and liquid), ideal for uniform effects without deep veins.

Palus Rosso Lepanto, Ipogeo collection by Margraf

Palus Rosso Lepanto, Ipogeo collection by Margraf

Then comes Origo, ideally referring to the “origin of nutrition”: like the sap that spreads and nourishes a plant, Origo spreads the beauty of marble in its veins, which have a contrasting hue with respect to the overall slab. The perpetual motion of the earth comes alive in Sisma, which sums up the force that runs from the center of the globe to its surface, creating vibrant forms clearly visible on the materials with their parallel veins. Finally, Metamorfosi shifts the focus to the bond between the environment and animal forms: it is therefore ideal for homogeneous materials with vivid grain, inside which it is possible to create other textural effects.

Origo Ombra di Caravaggio, Ipogeo collection by Margraf

Origo Ombra di Caravaggio,
Ipogeo collection by Margraf

Sisma Zebrato, Ipogeo collection by Margraf

Sisma Zebrato,
Ipogeo collection by Margraf

Metamorfosi Port Laurent, Ipogeo collection by Margraf

Metamorfosi Port Laurent,
Ipogeo collection by Margraf

The Ipogeo collection, a protagonist during Cersaie, has been applied for the first time in the world of design thanks to the partnership with furniture companies during the Salone del Mobile.Milano, starting with Cesar Cucine (which for the N_Elle model chose a top and cladding in Breccia Imperiale, with the Ipogeo® Palus finish), followed by De Castelli, Tonin Casa, Kerasan, Milla & Milli, Barausse: for coffee tables, sideboards, dining or meeting tables and washstand columns, Ipogeo demonstrates its great, refined and versatile potential.