451 La Basilica
- Description
- Designer Bio
A table with a solid
architectural structure that was an example of the new design language that
Mario Bellini devised in the 1970s and examined in his Libro dell’Arredamento.
In line with this approach, which was based on the primary functions of individual
pieces of furniture, where each piece can be recast through a reinterpretation
of its traditional form, depending on function, materials and finishes. La
Rotonda is one of a series of tables designed in 1976, including La Corte, Il
Colonnato, and La Loggia, all of them inspired by primary structures from
classical architecture. The outcome was a number of solutions that respond to
any need. These masterpieces underscore the close relationship that exists
between furniture design and architecture, exemplified in this case in the use
of supports such as pillars, all of which testify to Cassina’s peerless mastery
in wood-working.
| About Designer | |
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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. |
