With his Palatine collection for Roche Bobois, French designer Christophe Delcourt both celebrates the brand’s material essence — rich wood and natural stone — and pays homage to the architectural history of Italy. For the dining table, two sculptural semicylindrical travertine legs stand like time-worn columns and beautifully set off the rich walnut surface and support bars.

A concave groove running down the dining table’s centre is filled with more of the perfectly imperfect stone, a considered and poetic detail that is repeated on the coordinating Palatine sideboard. The collection also includes a sofa and armchair upholstered in an alpaca wool–blend bouclé.