Each coaster measures a generous 4 inches, providing ample space for a variety of drinkware, from everyday tumblers and coffee mugs to stemless wine glasses and larger cups. The slightly recessed surface helps catch condensation and small drips, keeping moisture contained on the coaster instead of letting it run onto your table.

Key Features

•     A generous 4 inches across. A half-inch wider than a standard coaster, which is the difference between a stemless wine glass sitting fully on the stone and hanging over the edge. Takes pint glasses, wide tumblers, rocks glasses, large latte mugs and cans.

•     Recessed face with a raised rim. The dished surface holds condensation and small spills on the coaster rather than letting them reach the table. A flat coaster sheds a drip as soon as it runs to the edge; this one contains it until you wipe it out.

•     Handcrafted from natural marble, no two alike. Each coaster carries its own veining, so the set arrives as a matched family rather than four identical copies. That variation is what separates real stone from printed resin.

•     Felt-backed and weighted to stay put. A soft felt bottom protects coffee tables, desks and nightstands from scratches, and the weight of the stone keeps each coaster on the table when you lift your glass, instead of suctioning to the base the way absorbent coasters do.

•     Wipes clean, no drying out required. Polished marble is a wipe-clean surface, so nothing soaks in and nothing needs airing between uses. Absorbent stone coasters saturate over time and start holding odours; these do not.

Materials and Craftsmanship

       Each coaster is cut, dished and finished by hand from genuine natural marble, then polished to a smooth surface and fitted with a bonded felt backing. Marble veining forms over millions of years as mineral impurities settle through limestone under heat and pressure, which is why no two pieces carry the same pattern and why colour depth and vein direction vary between coasters and between batches. Small differences in tone, vein placement and rim profile are characteristic of hand-finished natural stone rather than faults. The green onyx and oceanic finishes are the most distinctive of the seven, since both carry patterning you will not find in a plain marble.

Specifications

Care Instructions

Marble is calcium carbonate, which means it responds to acid, so the rules are simple and worth following. Wipe spills with a damp cloth and a drop of pH-neutral washing-up liquid, then dry the coaster straight away; the recessed face makes this easier, since residue collects in one place rather than spreading. Keep vinegar, lemon juice, bleach and bathroom cleaners away from the stone, since acids dull the polish in a small patch on contact, and skip scouring pads and abrasive powders, which scratch the finish. Red wine, citrus and some coffees can mark the surface if they sit for hours, so empty and wipe the well after a session rather than leaving a pool in it overnight. Never soak the coasters or put them in a dishwasher, because the felt backing needs to stay dry. If your household drinks a lot of red wine, a food-safe penetrating stone sealer applied every year or two adds extra insurance, particularly on the white and beige finishes where a mark shows more.

Perfect For

•     Anyone who uses stemless wine glasses — the base of a stemless glass is exactly what a standard coaster fails to cover.

•     Whiskey, cocktail and craft beer drinkers — rocks glasses, pint glasses and wide tumblers all need the extra width.

•     Coffee drinkers with large mugs — an oversized latte mug overhangs most coasters on the market.

•     Home offices and desks — protects a desk all day, and the recessed face catches condensation near a keyboard.

•     Couples and two-person households — four is the number you will actually use, without spares in a drawer.

•     Housewarming and new home gifts — practical, suits any interior, and it arrives already boxed.

•     Wedding and engagement gifts — a set of four suits a couple setting up a first home.

•     Christmas gifts and secret santa — the price point suits an office exchange, and black and white photograph well.

•     Valentine's Day and anniversaries — marble is the traditional material for a milestone anniversary.

•     Home bars and holiday lets — hard-wearing, and sized for the glassware a bar actually pours into.