The Neo

About the stone: Quarried in Portugal, Marmore Pele de Tigre — tiger skin marble — takes its name from the bold, sweeping veining that streaks across its pale ground in dark painterly bands. Every slab is unique; the cut of the stone determines the final pattern of the piece. Dramatic, sculptural, and unmistakably individual.

Design Heritage The Neo is built on the classical bolection profile — the same form that has anchored English fireplaces since the late seventeenth century. Here, the design is pared back to its essential curves, with no ornament beyond the natural sweep of the moulding itself, allowing the dramatic Portuguese marble to take centre stage.

The Details A continuous bolection moulding runs around the jambs and frieze, its softly rolled profile catching light along every face of the surround. The simplicity of the design is deliberate — without fluting, carving, or applied ornament, the painterly veining of the Pele de Tigre reads uninterrupted across the entire piece, every slab carving its own composition.

Proportions & Presence Generous and confident in scale, The Neo is designed to be the visual centre of a room. The softer curves of the bolection profile let the natural movement of the stone read across every face, giving the piece a sculptural quality that works in both period and contemporary schemes.

Styling Suggestions The Neo works best in rooms that let the marble be the hero — pale plaster walls, simple panelling, and considered furniture that doesn't compete for attention. A single large mirror or piece of art above the mantel; restrained mantel styling. The stone provides all the drama; the room should let it speak.