Infinito
A unique block of marble in the world, a
masterpiece of nature. A single piece. Poltrona Frau discovered it and asked
designer Roberto Lazzeroni to design an object of great character to further
increase its value. Inspired by the beauty and uniqueness of the material, the
designer created "Infinito∞", a table-sculpture with an amazing
scenic impact.
With this table-object d'art that has no equals
even in its own production, Poltrona Frau seeks to reiterate the real meaning
of contemporary luxury: a luxury that can only come from materials of absolute
quality, from profound design and from unrivalled handicraft and productive
skill. This is the only way to create a truly exclusive product. A work of art
to be admired, to live and appreciate every day, Infinito.
It all started at a quarry in Turkey where the
precious "Rosso Lepanto” marble was extracted, characterised by tones
ranging from red to violet, and embellished with white streaks. Thanks to some
unknown and inexplicable natural event, a small, confined section of mountain
took on a deep sage tone with shades of darker green, crossed by the typical
clear veining and some small reddish inclusions of the original colour. Roberto
Lazzeroni designed a large top with rounded lines that exalts the beauty of the
veined green in all its brighter or more subtle nuances. A natural,
unrepeatable texture, unique in each table produced.
More a work of art than a design object, the
table Infinito∞ cannot be replicated and has been produced in a limited,
numbered and signed amount. The offset, double-oval shape in part recalls the
complementary shapes of yin and yang, in part an overturned 8, the symbol of
endless perfection and prosperity: hence the name. Each foot is carved from a
single block of white Carrara marble, milled by a robotic arm of special
dimensions and hand-finished, but the result is anything but heavy: the shape
of a tree opening outwards with its "branches", expressing lightness
and dynamism and further enhancing the table's elegance and strong sculptural
value.
The Infinito∞ table is available in two
versions: a limited series of only 8 pieces in the large, double-oval shape,
340x120 cm, supported by two legs. Another 64 pieces have instead been made
with the oval top, 220x124 cm, with a single base. In the larger version of the
Infinito∞ table the top is crossed by a thin stainless steel blade that has
been obliquely set in the marble, serving as a trait d'union of the two oval
surfaces.
Given the exceptional nature of the material,
the series can never be replicated.
A brass plate with Ruthenium finish bearing the Poltrona Frau logo, the designer's signature and the series number of each copy can be found in the centre of the table below the top: from 1 to 8 for the large version and from 1 to 64 for the smaller version.
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). |