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Vertebra
Mollino's 1950 spine-inspired glass table, produced industrially by Zanotta for the first time
3000 × 740 × 1020 mm
1950
Official product information
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Overview
Vertebra is a long table by Carlo Mollino, designed in 1950 and produced by Zanotta as model 2333. An extra-clear tempered glass top rests on a frame of oak-veneered plywood.
Construction
- Top: extra-clear tempered plate glass
- Frame: oak-veneered plywood with glass support struts in solid oak, natural or black-stained, wax-finished
- Metal parts: tie rods and feet in matt black nickel-plated steel
Specifications
- Sizes: 300x102 cm and 320x102 cm
- Height: 74 cm (single value beside the front view, not labelled on the drawing)
- Year of design: 1950
Story
Italy at Work, New York, 1950
Zanotta states that Vertebra was originally designed by Carlo Mollino in 1950 for the Italy at Work exhibition in New York, and that it is now produced industrially for the very first time, in collaboration with the Italian Property Agency (Agenzia del Demanio).
A structure taken from the spine
The table takes its name from its load-bearing structure, which Zanotta describes as inspired by the human spine and turning an anatomical element into a structural principle.
