JUNE 2024
CONTACT POI NT
The experience of living beings includes moments of 'going' or 'projection', metaphorically upwards, towards the sky and the stars, and moments of 'returning' or 'retreating', metaphorically towards the earth. The former introduce a more masculine, light, active and proactive dimension, less tied to materiality; the latter a more feminine, heavy, passive and reflective dimension, more tied to materiality.
Putting down roots, connecting with the earth, means developing the qualities we associate with a large tree, such as balance, stability, calm constancy: in the human being these qualities foster trust, awareness, presence.In the experience of life, these aspects are coexistent and do not imply duality: one or the other also prevails in relation to the rhythms of the day, of the week, of the months, of the years, of life.
Even the coffee table, usually placed in front of a comfortable seat, accompanies us in moments of active planning as well as in moments of reflection.
Thus, in the CONTACT POINT coffee table, the tube of the structure expands at its point of support, emphasising the point of contact but also, symbolically, rootedness, as if to prevent the coffee table from 'flying' and pursuing its projects.
Nevertheless, the steel structure vibrates in the light of the sky through the transparent top, which reflects the unfathomable complexity of the sky.
Thus, in the CONTACT POINT coffee table, the tube of the structure expands at its point of support, emphasising the point of contact but also, symbolically, rootedness, as if to prevent the coffee table from 'flying' and pursuing its projects.
Nevertheless, the steel structure vibrates in the light of the sky through the transparent top, which reflects the unfathomable complexity of the sky.