Marolo Side Table

Since middle school, I had been fascinated by the idea of “outdoor life,” and naturally I was drawn to the kingfisher.

There is a grappa called Marolo that features a kingfisher on its label. One day I spotted it at a shop and bought it on impulse, drawn to the simple black-line illustration on a white background. It was the first bottle of grappa I had ever purchased.

Later, when I was deciding what to name this table, my eyes fell on that bottle.

In that moment, I knew it had to be Marolo.

With its limestone top and brass base, the table recalls cafés in Italy or France. Naming it after an Italian grappa felt like the perfect fit. And when I place the bottle and a glass on it, the pairing feels just right.

Even the table’s round shape connects in a playful way: if you soften the word “Marolo” into “Maru-lo,” it almost echoes maru—the Japanese word for “round.”