VitrA's London showroom uses a curved welcome counter as the centre of the space, with coffee and tea at one end and product displays behind. The top is Bianco London Plane, our pale timber terrazzo made from London street trees.
The counter is public-facing and in use all day, so it needed a surface that holds up to close attention and regular handling. Bianco London Plane pairs a pale binder with warm London plane wood chips, which keeps the counter bright while adding character against the white cabinets and polished concrete.
In this project the Foresso is cast with a solid edge rather than cut from a sheet, so the timber chips run all the way down. That let the edge be cast to a bespoke rounded profile that follows the curve, showing the same aggregate as the top with no visible seam or join. On a counter people lean on, it gives a soft, solid edge.
