These Goods Put a Modern Spin on Ancient Marble

Artisans are taking fresh approaches to this timeless material.

July 10, 2026

Marble is a material as old as time, the stuff of ancient temples and Renaissance statuary. But more recently, it’s taken on inventive, modern forms—from thin, luminous tiles shading a chandelier to a muscular, statement-making mantel. Marble is always a power move with strength and staying power—each piece dramatically one of a kind.

This quietly opulent Art Deco bath in Milan’s Villa Necchi Campiglio, designed by Piero Portaluppi between 1932–35 (and now open to the public), showcases the jaw-dropping beauty of marble’s bold, natural veining writ large.

BARBARA VERDUCI, 2021 © FAI

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Oxley Coffee Table by Soho Home

$4,501, sohohome.com

Ordinal Low Table by Michael Anastassiades

$11,285, cassina.com

Marble Ball Lamp Base by Matilda Goad

$235 (shown with Pleated Brass Lampshade, $120), us.matildagoad.com

Versi Carafe Small B by Patricia Urquiola

$890, artemest.com

Calleporte Door Stop by Michaël Verheyden

$594, kneenandco.com

Ingo Marble Chandelier by Paolo Ulian for Bufalini

€5,980, bufalini.com

Empire Marble Bookends by Thomas O’Brien

$190, aerostudios.com

Rosso Levanto Marble Eclipse Bowl by Kiwano Concept

$319, kiwanoconcept.com

Vivienne Mantel by Marmi

$17,400, marmistone.com

Pillar Stone Light by Studio Henry Wilson

$6,000, anyondesign.com

Bronze and Marble Candleholder by Valerie Chomarat for When Objects Work

From €200, whenobjectswork.com

Carlotta Nesting Tables by Made Goods

$4,840 for set of two, madegoods.com

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