Othello
The series of Othello tables is inspired
by the meeting of pure and natural materials. The charm of expertly processed
wood combined with stone or glass makes all decorations superfluous. With the
Othello collection, Roberto
Lazzeroni revisits the constructive rigour of 1950s and 60s Italian
design. The legs in solid ash with a moka or wenge stain have the impact of a
geometric sculpture. In contrast, the tops are soft and curved, in both the
round and rectangular versions. The most distinctive feature of the Othello
tables is the wooden structure with triangular cross-section and clean edges,
beautifully echoed in the diamond workmanship along the edges of the tops.
Poltrona Frau has chosen two different materials for the tops. Smoked glass,
semi-transparent and light, exalts the architectural solidity of the legs. Fior
di Pesco, a particularly prized variety of marble, grabs the attention with its
rich and delicate veins which reveal translucent, almost transparent areas in
natural light. Alternatively, there is the equally precious Calacatta gold
marble. The glass Othello tables are integrated with visible spacers in brushed
stainless steel. In the marble version, with polished or semi-polished finish,
the underneath of the top is reinforced with a technical mesh to guarantee its
resistance. The top is
supported by an HPL laminate substrate.
About Designer | |
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Roberto Lazzeroni |
Roberto Lazzeroni was born in
Pisa. He studied art and architecture in Florence, taking an increasing
personal interest in the phenomena of conceptual art and radical design during
his years of training. He débuted professionally in the early 1980s with a
series of important 'Interior Architecture' works that were immediately noticed
and published by both Italian and international magazines.
Roberto
Lazzeroni has enjoyed an extremely dynamic professional journey that today sees
him involved in various projects, and able to boast prestigious collaborations,
art direction and interior and contract design in various parts of the world.
Awards include: Tecniques Discretes (Paris, 1991), Conran Foundation Museum,
(London, 1992), Elegant Techniques, (Chicago, 1992), La Fabbrica Estetica,
(Paris, 1993), Dall'Albergo alla Nave, (Genoa, 1993), Costruire il mobile,
(Milan 1999). |