Juxtaposition of stone's natural state and processed surface

A natural stone piece that simultaneously retains two types of surfaces. A low table or a section of a countertop, where the top surface is a smooth, honed finish with precise right-angle edges; but the side or one end retains the original cleaved surface from quarrying, which is rough and irregular. The two surfaces meet directly, with a clear line at the junction. Thus, the same stone simultaneously displays both nature and artifice. Avoid: making the entire stone rough and natural, polishing the entire stone smooth, blurring the junction between the two surfaces, splicing different stone materials.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一塊同時保留兩種面的天然石。一張矮几或一段檯面,上表面是珩磨到平滑的加工面,邊緣是精準的直角;但側面或某一端保留了開採時的劈裂原面,粗糙不規則。兩種面直接相接,交界是一條清楚的線。因此同一塊石頭同時展示了自然與人工。避免:把整塊石頭都做成粗糙的原態、把整塊都磨成光滑、讓兩種面的交界模糊不清、使用不同的石材拼接。