Doric coffee table is designed by GamFratesi for Gubi with frame in Electric Grey limestone or Neutral White travertine. Available in two sizes.
The Doric Table collection continues an exploration that the designers began with the Epic Table, and extends the studio’s material investigation into the aesthetic and functional possibilities of limestone. Doric coffee table takes its name from the Doric order of ancient Greek – and later Roman – architecture; the oldest and least ornamental of the three Classical orders. Doric architecture is characterized by restraint, symmetry, and simplicity, with decorative features generally limited to the vertical fluting; Greek and Roman architects discovered that carving grooves into the stone made the pillars present a more rounded profile than a smooth surface, as well as introducing a sense of rhythm and balance to the form of the building: the defining feature of the Doric Table is the inward curve of the legs, the result of material subtraction from a simple shape. While the table’s surface showcases the natural beauty of the stone, its legs demonstrate the sculptural quality of the piece, and emphasize the level of craftsmanship that has gone into its creation. As well as balancing the historic and the contemporary, the table is both curved and geometric, hard and soft, with the rectangular form of the tabletop counterbalanced by its gently rounded corners and the decorative contours of the carved legs.
Starting price (VAT included): € 2.499,00