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year 1992
material glass, metal
source title Il mondo di Poggi : L'officina del design e delle arti
info Between 1989 and 1993, Roberto Poggi collaborated with Paolo Grasselli, then a recent graduate of ISIA Florence, on proposals for tables, beds, a screen, and a chest of drawers. Only the final table design of 1992 entered production. The early 1990s introduction of teletax allowed Poggi to accelerate exchanges with designers, transmitting annotated sketches and revisions almost instantly. Grasselli’s concept challenged the conventional division of table into top and base, seeking innovation through idea rather than form. By retaining a traditional silhouette, the design concealed a subtle charge of transgression. The distinctive feature is the wedge (zeppa): a colored metal insert that binds rather than separates, emphasizing its structural role. The embedded plate ensures continuity between top and base, turning the fixing system itself into decoration.
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year 1992
material glass, metal
source title Il mondo di Poggi : L'officina del design e delle arti
info Between 1989 and 1993, Roberto Poggi collaborated with Paolo Grasselli, then a recent graduate of ISIA Florence, on proposals for tables, beds, a screen, and a chest of drawers. Only the final table design of 1992 entered production. The early 1990s introduction of teletax allowed Poggi to accelerate exchanges with designers, transmitting annotated sketches and revisions almost instantly. Grasselli’s concept challenged the conventional division of table into top and base, seeking innovation through idea rather than form. By retaining a traditional silhouette, the design concealed a subtle charge of transgression. The distinctive feature is the wedge (zeppa): a colored metal insert that binds rather than separates, emphasizing its structural role. The embedded plate ensures continuity between top and base, turning the fixing system itself into decoration.
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