Table+Sofa Collections

Table+Sofa Collections

“If this table could be described with just two words, they would be flared and lightweight, and indeed, Grasshopper borrows its name from the animal that has six precision tools for legs. Here there are four, but they are equally long and incredible, and yet perfectly functional. Above them sits a top that is so thin that it looks able to lift up and take to the air. An object that is so weightless and compact that it works perfectly with all the chairs of the Knoll range. And then I wanted it to have the height of a classic table, just a little lower than those of today, a few centimeters less...

The elegance of Grasshopper derives from the perfect combination of surfaces and structure: the round or rectangular surfaces are characterized by their slenderness, while the structure is formed of very thin, high-performance cast steel elements available chromed, burnished or painted. For the tabletop materials, we have opted for glass, heat-treated woods and uncommon and exquisite stone. The low tables use the same materials and combine with the main round tabletop to produce secondary, differently sized tables that can be moved along the perimeter, tracing out circular orbits. Grasshopper...

“I imagined that Avio could move, responding to the user’s wish for convenience and sociability. For this I designed a mechanism that is hidden but at the same time appealing, like the detailing of certain motorbikes, and most importantly very easy to use. Linked to this idea of movement, a large irregular end or corner element has been introduced that slightly alters the pure and precise line of Avio, suggesting a more informal and relaxed atmosphere, a conception of elegance with a touch of idiosyncrasy.” Piero Lissoni “J’ai imagine qu’Avio pourrait bouger pour repondre aux besoins d’interaction...

The technological soul of Avio expands. As with all souls, it lives within the system, hidden from view: a patented mechanism activated with a simple gesture that rotates the end seating element to make resting, reading and conversation even more comfortable. This year, Avio also evolves by incorporating asymmetry: the corner version goes beyond the idea of the right angle, and offers a scalene triangle of innovative and generous proportions that serves as an end element to form compositions of irregular beauty. L’ame technologique d’Avio se demultiplie. Comme toutes les ames, elle vit a l’interieur...

“Matrioska is a credenza conceived as a container made to house other containers that house things to contain. Each part is visible and reveals its structure in relation to the others, along with its function, which is to accommodate and organize. I thought of it as an open and minimal house with forms one inside the other, a sequence of empty and full spaces. A kind of rulebook of shapes, proportions and dimensions that narrate the way the space can be organized through an orchestration of colors and materials - marble, wood, lacquer and glass.” Piero Lissoni “Matrioska est une credence con9ue...

Solid and essential, Matrioska is an architecture that offers glimpses of its contents without revealing them entirely. It houses elements within that are open or closed by doors: drawers, shelves and boxes made from traditional materials such as wood, marble and glass. Configured as a system to accommodate and store, its containers can be arranged in different combinations and moved around within the structure to create a variety of configurations in an elegant play of geometric volumes. Solide et epuree, l’architecture de Matrioska laisse apercevoir son contenu sans en reveler la totalite....

Table+Sofa Collections Technical info

Technical info

Art direction and design GraphX Milano Photography Federico Cedrone Styling vandersandestudio Colour separation Diodo Printed in Italy by Grafiche Mariano April 2017 Thanks to Amleto Missaglia gumdesign Luca Polato Officine Saffi Pescetta Antichita e Decorazione Risani Marmi

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