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Sareva stone benchtop, New Volumes Undara fruit bowl and Skáfos Platter by Chris Connell at PB House by Studio Priscilla

Magnesia marble brushed benchtop with New Volumes Skáfos Platter by Chris Connell, Woollahra Residence by Kintore Design

New Volumes terracotta furniture collection designed by Chris Connell, featuring chair, coffee table and side table

New Volumes Skáfos Umbrella Stand, Vase and Platter in terracotta, designed by Chris Connell

New Volumes Skáfos Platter by Chris Connell, terracotta fruit platter with ribbed base and three-part form

New Volumes Skáfos Platter terracotta vessel designed by Chris Connell, organic sculptural form in warm natural clay tones

A fruit platter with a ribbed base, designed to allow fruit to breathe, inspired by the ribbed oil and water jars of Greece.

The three-part, compartment-like form is tapered for stability and form-ribbed for strength. Included in the range is a free-flowing umbrella holder, along with a smaller vase version.

Collections for the home and office by Artedomus, New Volumes explores and pushes the boundaries of a single natural material. For each collection, we select a distinct assembly of designers to bring the material to life.

Collection 02 explores another fundamentally pure material, Terracotta. Terracotta is essentially fire and clay. The first manufactured material perhaps. Mud, water and heat or time. Solidifying to a robust striking colour. It is used in one way or another all over the world and much like marble, the applications cannot be restricted.

A material rich in history and culture yet still has the most contemporary properties. We can throw, cast, and extrude it to our needs and no matter what we do – we do not alter its nature.