'Piediferro' Table by Afra Bianchin and Tobia Scarpa for B&B




MID-CENTURY MODERN-Modernism

Price: 

$2,160
Specifications
Designer/Artist
Designer VerificationSigned
Country of origin
Italy
Material and techniquesCast iron basement, metal central leg, marble top.
Condition
Good condition. Wear consistent with age and use.
Reference
MPD-006980
Measures (Inches)
- Height: 28,74 - Width: 47,24 - Depth: 47,24
Description

'Piediferro' table designed by Afra Bianchin and Tobia Scarpa for B&B in 1979. Cast iron basement, metal central leg, marble top. As reported in the book 'Un'industria per il design' by Lybra Edizioni, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, going on with their research for projects suitable for great supplies, focus their attention on new and unusual materials for furnishing, and on new industrial treatments of materials. One of the most interesting studies was the one related to experimentation of cast iron [...] In 1979 'Piediferro' was designed, which is mainly a black cast iron basement for tables, with a squared metal support. The choice of metal for the leg, instead of a fusion, is due to the possibility of having any height. For the top, any material can be used, from marble to coated chipboard, provided that the dimensions of the top are maintained.