Marcuso

Overview

Marcuso is a table by Marco Zanuso, models 2530 (square and rectangular tops) and 2532 (round tops). Zanotta describes it as innovative in its construction, with the ability to be dismantled.

Construction

• Top: clear plate glass
• Legs: 18/8 stainless steel
• Fixing: a stainless steel base is fixed to the glass top on one side and screwed to the steel leg on the other
• Assembly: can be dismantled

Specifications

• Size: 1000 x 1000 x 720 mm (model 2530, 100 x 100 cm top)
• Other sizes: square 140 x 140 cm and rectangular 90 x 200 cm (2530); round 120, 130, 140 and 150 cm diameter (2532); height 72 cm on both drawings

From a car deflector to a table

Zanotta's page says Marco Zanuso noticed a car deflector, a small piece of glass with the pawl glued directly onto it, and that he imagined using the same technology to surpass the crystal-topped tables built on traditional legs and crosspieces.

Circle, square and rectangle

The page quotes Stefano Casciani: Zanuso took the formal configuration back to the fundamental geometries of the circle, square and rectangle, and the design process then focused on attaching the supporting legs to the top. The page adds that the table was "conceived and constructed like a modern building".