Image source: Cassina — La Basilica Table
© Cassina and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
La Basilica Table
Solid ash table by Mario Bellini, 1976, with pillar-like legs in 6- and 8-leg versions; Cassina.
2250 × 740 × 785 mm
1976
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The La Basilica is a table in solid ash by Mario Bellini for Cassina. The page calls it "a designer table with an expressive name and exemplary construction" with a solid linear shape.
Construction
The page lists a top and legs in solid ash wood with a matt and clear paint finish. The sheet lists a top of slats in solid ash and legs in solid ash, both finished with transparent matt lacquer.
Image source: Cassina — La Basilica Table · © Cassina and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Specifications
- Height: 74 cm
- Length: 225 or 280 cm; top depth 78.5 cm (three-plank top) or 105 cm (four-plank top)
- Versions: 6 legs or 8 legs on the page
- Finish: natural ash
Story
A new design language
Per the sheet, the table is an example of the language of form that Mario Bellini developed in the 1970s and wrote about in his Libro dell'Arredamento. The approach starts from the basic function of each piece of furniture.
A series of tables
The sheet groups La Basilica with La Rotonda in a 1976 series of tables whose other members are La Loggia, La Corte and Il Colonnato. Each draws on basic structures of classical architecture, and here that shows in supports shaped like pillars.
Image source: Cassina — La Basilica Table · © Cassina and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
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