Image source: Molteni&C — Panna Cotta
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Panna Cotta
A low table whose lightly waving top balances on a marble counterweight below.
550 × 420 × 550 mm
2012
Official product information
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Overview
Panna Cotta is Ron Gilad's 2012 low table for Molteni&C, made in round and oval silhouettes. Its name refers to the Italian dessert and to the subtle movement of the top when touched.
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Construction
A welded drawn-steel structure and painted sheet-steel top surround a marble counterweight. Molteni&C describes the result as a paradox of visual delicacy and physical stability.
Specifications
- GPT3 round table represented here: Ø55 cm plan value; vertical value 42 cm
- GPT1 round / GPT2 oval: Ø40 cm with a 50 cm vertical value; 180 × 50 cm plan with a 35 cm vertical value
- Three paired finish combinations
Story
Named for movement
Panna Cotta takes its name from the soft Italian dessert. Molteni&C connects that reference to the slight wave felt at the tabletop, turning a restrained functional object into a tactile idea.
Delicate above, grounded below
Ron Gilad's design sets a thin painted top and slender frame over a marble counterweight. The apparent lightness is therefore supported by real mass, creating the fragile-stability paradox described in the official datasheet.
