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Jun 30, 2009

Great Granite!

 

I was in Michigan recently speaking at Susan Fredman’s At Home with Nature and I got a tour of Susie’s home, where I was one of the first to see her new table. Roger Boike, a designer for Fredman, had this giant granite boulder cut in half and shipped from Southeast Asia. The top was “flamed” to give it a pebbly finish without being uneven. It’s a more rustic alternative to a honed or polished finish, Roger says. All we know is, this table rocks!

—JAN PARR

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Jun 30, 2009 10:53 am
 Posted by  KissMyAster

Super cool- but not super sustainable. Shipped in from Asia? We have boulders here! Less carbon footprint! And now I'll get back to my bowl of granola....
(kidding. It is lovely though...)

Jul 1, 2009 10:52 am
 Posted by  roger b.

thanks for the mention jan. the whole line is really incredible - basalt columns, granite boulder benches, amazing contemporary bird baths.

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