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Reale CM
Mollino's 1948 table with an organic oak or walnut frame and an inclined-edge glass top
2200 × 740 × 900 mm
1948
Official product information
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Overview
Reale CM is a table designed by Carlo Mollino in 1948, code 2320. Zanotta describes a solid wood frame under a plate glass top with inclined cut edges.
Construction
- Frame: solid natural, orange or black varnished oak, or solid natural Canaletto walnut, wax-finished varnish
- Top: extra clear plate glass with inclined cut edges, or smoky grey plate glass with inclined cut edges, matching the black oak frame
- Structure: easel structure with a play of joints that supports a wide range of glass tops
Specifications
- Size: 2200 x 900 x 740 mm (W x D x H)
- Sizes: three sizes, 90 x 220, 100 x 250 and 100 x 280 cm, are listed
Story
An aircraft wing as a table detail
Zanotta's page calls Reale CM a table with an organic, solid and light wood structure, designed as the detail of an aircraft's wing. It adds that the easel structure and the play of joints show a clever use of the construction technique.
A table made for an insurance company
The page says there are many variations of this idea of table and that one of them was designed for the Societa Reale Mutua Assicurazioni. Zanotta notes that the rights on Carlo Mollino's works, drawings and documents are owned by the Italian State, and the table is produced under exclusive license granted by the Agenzia del Demanio.
