Demenico Sphere Urbi et Orbi, terrazzo furniture knob

A concrete sphere that looks as though it was picked up on a beach in Mani. Demenico takes its name from the rocky shore near Limeni where the founder of Urbi et Orbi was born: rocks rounded by the sea over centuries, black beneath the white foam. Urbi et Orbi’s studio drew on them to create this knob in 2018, in both sphere and cone versions.

Three sphere sizes

• S — Ø 3.5 cm, 60 g, M4 thread: small drawers, boxes, bathroom furniture
• M — Ø 4.5 cm, 115 g, M4 thread: cupboard doors, chests of drawers, sideboards
• L — Ø 6.5 cm, 400 g, M8 thread: interior door (rod not supplied), or wall hook

The three sizes work well together on the same piece of furniture: the small one on drawers, the medium one on doors.

Terrazzo: concrete with exposed aggregates

The sphere is cast in terrazzo: concrete coloured throughout, with white or black aggregates embedded in it and exposed at the surface. The scattering of grains varies from piece to piece: no two spheres are alike. Small air holes on the surface are a characteristic of concrete, not a defect.

Care

Use a soft cloth, lukewarm water and a neutral detergent. Avoid acids, alkalis, solvents and chlorine. Concrete is hard, but it can break on impact, like ceramic.

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