Mesa Round Table

Overview

Mesa is a round table of Ø 135 cm and H 74 cm, designed in 1985 by Lella and Massimo Vignelli and re-released by Poltrona Frau. The page says it is formed by combining two simple geometric shapes, a circle and a cone.

Construction

The top is Ligurian slate, split in the traditional way so that it keeps the natural grooves and lines of the rock. The load-bearing column is a truncated cone of grey pietra serena. A tubular burnished steel joint carries a three-bracket plate between column and top.

Specifications

• Ø 135 cm, H 74 cm (5590632)
• Weight: 199 kg (column 118 kg, top 81 kg)

A circle and a cone

Poltrona Frau calls Mesa an icon of formal purity designed in 1985 by Lella and Massimo Vignelli, now re-released. The table is formed by combining a circle and a cone, which the page says gives a strong, tangible, almost sculptural table.

Solid and light at once

The sheet opens with a sculpted, almost primitive table and describes the whole as solid, compact and light at the same time. The page says the lightness comes from the simplicity of the design.