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Miya
Elena Salmistraro's glass coffee table with a coloured blown-glass core under a transparent top
600 × 570 × 600 mm
2022
Italy
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Overview
The Miya (2022) by Elena Salmistraro is a sculptural glass coffee table for Cappellini, offered in two sizes and two colour combinations.
Construction
A transparent polish blown-glass base houses an internal element of coloured blown glass, and a transparent extralight tempered glass plate forms the top. A double extralight tempered glass plate serves as underbase, and transparent silicone rubber feet complete the table. Each glass is a unique piece by Italian glass makers, and small air bubbles or colour differences are counted as qualities.
Specifications
60 x 60 x 57 cm (MYA1). Made in Italy.
Story
A name from samurai Japan
Elena Salmistraro chose Miya as a typical name from the Japan of a famous samurai, because she wanted to design a collection of tables that take inspiration from the armour of ancient samurai.
From armour to a flower
Cappellini says the first idea changed as it met materials, simplification and balance, ending up closer to a flower than to a warrior's armour. The result is a coffee table made to be composed as a game of juxtapositions, with a large transparent glass barrel around a coloured blown-glass structure.
