This remarkably simple and intuitive rolling table follows the collaboration between famous designer Shiro Kuramata and furniture brand Cappellini. Designed in 1968, Steel Pipe has a clear and efficient form and function, while at the same time distinguishing itself with its refined aesthetics that characterise the designer's work. The structure is made of epoxy coated iron and the tops are made of laminate. The black and white tones create a sober and elegant finish for this small table that fits easily into any interior.
Shiro Kuramata, who died at the age of 57 in 1991, was the embodiment of new post-modern design in Japan. While the designer Issey Miyake entrusted him with the interior architecture of his boutiques (Japan, Paris), his design made a name for itself in Europe thanks to Ettore Sottsass, via the Memphis movement. This lover of forms that generate emptiness, transparency and dematerialisation has seen his pieces included in the Vitra and Cappellini catalogues. In particular, it is reissuing the most emblematic specimens in its series of drawer units (Side 1 and Side 2, Hommage à Mondrian, Revolving Cabinet and Solaris), which combine secrecy, poetry and symbolism. Most of his creations are classics of design and feature in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Moma in New York and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
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CAPPELLINI
In 1946, Enrico Cappellini opened a small workshop in Carugo, Lombardy, but it wasn't until 1960 that it began producing furniture. From 1977, Giulio Cappellini propelled the company to an unparalleled position on the international design scene. Giulio Cappellini is a talented and often pioneering discoverer with an insatiable curiosity, always on the lookout for new things. Cappellini produces refined, elegant, extravagant designer furniture: Italian know-how in action. Designer furniture made by the Cappellini brand always features that special something sure to transform your living space!Notable collaborations include Alessandro Mendini, Jasper Morrison and Tom Dixon.