Parallel Structure

Overview

Parallel Structure is a 2019 table credited to Michael Anastassiades on the B&B Italia page. The maker calls its presence pure and monolithic, and its approach architectural.

Construction

The starting point is two imposing aluminium bars joined by two side supports. The legs are solid wood; the side bridges, described as architraves connecting the coloured aluminium bars, hide a metal core. The collection has two sizes, with tops in canaletto walnut, oak in different finishes, or extra light glass.

Specifications

• 2300 x 1050 x 740 mm for model PS23.

Extreme simplicity, technical solutions

B&B Italia describes the table as rejecting all forms of mannerism: the pursuit of extreme simplicity is, in its words, accompanied by cutting-edge technical solutions. The project begins from the strong textural presence of the two aluminium bars.

Wood or glass

The maker offers a minimalist choice of canaletto walnut or oak in different finishes, or extra light glass, whose transparency, it says, enhances the beauty of the engineering process.