Maxalto Contemporary Classics
Astrum tables and the Caratos chairs designed by Antonio Citterio
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14/12/2017 - A photo shooting shows the
The Astrum tables, rectangular and round, stand out for their particular “trestle” base. The supporting structure is made up of a single upright in pressure die-cast aluminium with a graphite-coloured or amber-coloured laquering. The table tops are proposed with different wooden or marble finishings.
Astrum
tables and the
Caratos
chairs - two important projects designed by Antonio Citterio forMaxalto
in 2017 - located in an elegant Parisian indoor space.The Astrum tables, rectangular and round, stand out for their particular “trestle” base. The supporting structure is made up of a single upright in pressure die-cast aluminium with a graphite-coloured or amber-coloured laquering. The table tops are proposed with different wooden or marble finishings.
Caratos is the new chair, whose elegant, basic and geometric structure is made up of pressure die-cast aluminium with a graphite-coloured or amber-coloured laquering.
“After 25 years developing products rooted in artisan materials and processes,” says Antonio Citterio, “I felt the need to offer a ‘moulded’ product; namely, a chair with a die-cast structure, resulting from a significant industrial investment by the company. At the same time, I wanted the ‘design’ of this new product to be an integral part of the Maxalto collection. This chair can be used with the entire Maxalto collection — with the new tables and also with the existing products.
The product is absolutely contemporary, and yet it reminds of some typical twentieth-century objects. It echoes the idea of bronze, through a “full” opaque finish that absorbs light and the use of high-quality leather upholstery gives it a distinct saddlery-style feel.
The Astrum table also stands out in the Maxalto collection thanks to the introduction of a die-cast structure, making it a versatile system whose multiple configurations generate tables of different shapes and sizes”.
The product is absolutely contemporary, and yet it reminds of some typical twentieth-century objects. It echoes the idea of bronze, through a “full” opaque finish that absorbs light and the use of high-quality leather upholstery gives it a distinct saddlery-style feel.
The Astrum table also stands out in the Maxalto collection thanks to the introduction of a die-cast structure, making it a versatile system whose multiple configurations generate tables of different shapes and sizes”.
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