452 La Rotonda Coffee Table
- Description
- Designer Bio
La Rotonda is a table that transforms the warmth and essence of
wood into beauty, featuring a simple, yet sculptural base, consisting of three
square-section legs that intersect to perfection to offer a stylish support for
the slim-line table top.
The joins between these three elements are carved into the wood,
thanks to Cassina’s extraordinary carpentry craftsmanship, where technical
quality matches aesthetic refinement. The base is available in a variety of
woods, with a wooden or glass top, as well as the new additions: white Carrara,
black Marquiña and brown Emperador marble.
| About Designer | |
|---|---|
Mario Bellini |
Mario Bellini, born 1935
in Milan, studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic. He taught at the
Istituto Superiore di Disegno Industriale in Venice from 1962-65 and worked as
a design consultant for Olivetti from 1963-91. He also designed independent
products and furnishings beginning in 1963, establishing the architectural and
design firm Studio Bellini in Milan in 1973. He served as a design consultant
to Renault from 1978-82. In 1987 the New York Museum of Modern Art honoured him
with a retrospective exhibition of his works. He was an instructor at the
Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna from 1982-83 and at the Domus Academy
in Milan from 1983-85. Bellini was chief editor of Domus magazine between
1986-91. He assumed a position on the architectural faculty at the University
of Genoa in 1995, and teaches seminars and workshops at universities and
academic institutions around the world. |
