Vita Console Table

The Vita Console Table by John Richard commands attention through the studied tension between its brass-finished metal framework and inlaid agate stone, a pairing that reads as both geologically ancient and thoroughly contemporary. At sixty-two inches wide, the proportions are generous without excess, the textured aluminum lending a tactile depth that rewards close inspection as readily as it holds its own across a grand entry hall. This is a piece that functions as architecture — a defining element around which a room orients itself.