Roche Bobois achieved a world first in the furniture sector when it launched the CORAIL table in 2020: a 3D-printed, customizable concrete base (not only can customers choose its shape and size, but they can also apply the weaving effect wherever they wish, while viewing their design in real time). In a continuous upwards movement, the giant 3D printer's digitally operated nozzle - a technological marvel - dispenses a concrete ribbon that hardens in the course of layering, followed by a 20-day setting period. Its shape summons polypore fungi incrusted in trees, coral colonies on a reef, or giant baroque shells. CORAIL is a superb object inspired by the beauty of natural imperfection, giving free rein to the imagination of its owner. The outdoor console is a fanciful sculpture that showcases its original inspiration, even more so in an al fresco setting.
