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Bong
A hollow fibreglass and resin service table with rounded form.
480 × 400 × 480 mm
2004
Official product information
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Overview
Bong is a service table designed by Giulio Cappellini and dated 2004 on the product sheet. It is made of fibreglass and resin and is completely hollow inside.
Finishes
Cappellini lists matte lacquered white, black, red and orange, a volcanic lava finish, Carrara white faux marble and floral decoration. The latter finishes use the Dip-Print System.
Specifications
The BG_1 drawing gives a 48 cm circular diameter and 40 cm height. The base and top can be freely colour-matched, while the top insert follows the base finish.
Story
Hollow construction
The Bong page describes a table made from fibreglass and resin with a completely hollow interior. This construction is part of the product's published material description and is retained here without adding an inferred production method.
Surface treatments
Cappellini lists matte lacquer, volcanic lava, faux marble and floral decoration. The product sheet explains that the lava finish uses lava stone powder from Etna and that Dip-Print creates the faux-marble and floral surfaces.
