Brutalist
A structural dining table whose cast-concrete base recalls Italian engineering architecture.
2500 × 740 × 1200 mm
Source: technical drawing image — Brutalist rectangular table, 250 × 120 cm wood top — published as W 250 × D 120 × H 74 cm
Description
Overview
Brutalist is Giampiero Tagliaferri's dining table for Minotti, centred on irregular star-like concrete supports and softened top geometries.
Construction
Mould-cast concrete bases support wood, quartzite, marble or stone tops. Depending on size, the surface may be one piece or book matched.
Specifications
- 250 × 120 cm wood-top model documented
- Largest vertical drawing value: 74 cm, without an axis label
- Adjustable metal feet with felt glides
Story
Engineering as a reference
Tagliaferri relates Brutalist to late twentieth-century Italian engineering architecture and to Pier Luigi Nervi's Palazzo del Lavoro. The structure balances solids and voids through supports whose size changes with the top.
Softer perimeter
Round, square and rectangular tops use eased corners and subtly convex edges to counter the concrete supports.
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