Doric Coffee Table

Overview

The Doric Coffee Table is a design by GamFratesi. GUBI names the inward curve of the legs as its defining feature. Item 10152610, listed first on the page, is the square 80 x 80 cm table.

Construction

GUBI explains the curve as the result of material subtraction from a simple shape: carving into each of the four legs gives lightness and softness to a profile that could have been monolithic and hard-edged. The tabletop is rectangular with gently rounded corners. The specification table lists a 0.8 in thick top and marble legs measuring 4.7 x 11 x 4.7 in.

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Specifications

The front drawing marks 80 cm wide and 30 cm high (31.5 x 11.8 in); the table is square, 80 x 80 cm.

Material subtraction

In GUBI's words the table is both curved and geometric, hard and soft. The rectangular form of the tabletop is counterbalanced by its gently rounded corners and by the decorative contours of the carved legs.

A reading of the Doric column

GUBI calls the carved legs a contemporary reinterpretation of the fluted detailing often found in the Doric column, balancing historic and contemporary.