Image source: B&B Italia — Butterfly Small Table Outdoor
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Butterfly Small Table Outdoor
Outdoor small tables, woven polyethylene and marble, by Patricia Urquiola, 2015
920 × 370 × 920 mm
2015
Official product information
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Overview
The Butterfly small tables are outdoor tables by Patricia Urquiola, whose page and sheet headings both read 2015. The page says they form part of the outdoor seating system of the same name and stand out for a large weave pattern of twisted polyethylene fibres wrapping around the frame. They come in round, square and rectangular shapes and several sizes.
Construction
- Frame: aluminium with polyester powder painting
- Interlacing: polyethylene fibre
- Top: marble (natural finish)
- Cover cloth (waterproof): PES with PU coating
- Ferrules: thermoplastic material
Specifications
- BT9R (round): Ø 92 × H 37 cm
Story
Part of the Butterfly outdoor seating system
B&B Italia presents these small tables as belonging to the Butterfly outdoor seating system. The page names hotels and yachts as example settings.
Weave over the frame
The page describes a large weave pattern in twisted polyethylene fibres that wrap around the frame. The technical list gives the frame as painted aluminium and the top as marble in a natural finish.
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