Architects Foster + Partners have designed a dining table for Italian design brand Molteni&C.
Called Arc, the base is made of cement and organic fibres.
It comes in white and two tones of grey, with glass tops in two sizes.
Here’s some more information from Molteni&C:
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ARC design Foster+Partners
Foster+Partners has designed a dining table named Arc, inspired by the temporary fabric structures, which are increasingly used in contemporary architectural design, and here shape the base of this soft, fluid table.
The base, made of an innovative material composed by cement and organic fibre, is resistant and elastic at the same time, and lends itself to complex structures. It is also waterproof, and the mass-coloured base in white and two tones of grey, ensures the colour stays fresh throughout its lifespan. These materials allow outdoor usage.
Arc complements its base with tempered glass tops, either 140 or 150 cm in diameter, in extra light and smoked finishes.
Height 73 cm.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Beautiful surfaces and materials blend! Lovely!
October 16th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Finally a table from an architect to foster! I love the sensuous curves. The three legs make it very sturdy & stable.
What’s the name of the innovative material? Is it lightweight too?
October 16th, 2009 at 9:53 am
I’ll order two please. The second one in a carbon fiber composite so that i can drag my dining table with me around the house.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:37 am
WHEN CALATRAVA WILL SEE THIS TABLE WILL CRY OF ENVY!!!
GREAT JOB MR FOSTER!
October 16th, 2009 at 10:38 am
beautiful base, not sut sure about the glass top though. i would love to know more about this material. is it ductal?
October 16th, 2009 at 11:05 am
If the top would not be glass, but the same material, I would like the table better. The curving base itself is very nice in both shape and material!
October 16th, 2009 at 11:14 am
is table an architecture?
October 16th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
wow… i’m speechless… never a big fan a foster before but this table is amazing! really love the simple yet intriguing form! so damn sey and i wish i could afford one
October 16th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I think there has been much better stuff by much less famous people recently. This one for example:
http://www.decodir.com/2009/10/e-volved-table-by-timothy-schreiber/
October 16th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Did Foster actually work on this, or was it a project handed to the product designers…I assume it was – so, whoever designed this, well done.
It looks beautiful
October 16th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Beautiful form. Reminds me of architectural works by Felix Candela.
October 16th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
beautiful shapes and structure !
October 16th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
contrary to all those above, this is a re-scaling of Niemeyer’s or Saarinen’s architecture. so far in time.the modern feel that was the sign of the times 50 years back.
October 16th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I normally don’t love Foster’s stuff, but this is downright gorgeous
October 16th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
@Z
Yes, a table is an architecture, as is a chair, as is an arrangement of information (it is called information architecture), the structure of a piece of software, of hardware, etc.
Any kind of structure really, whether physical or logical, is architectured.
October 16th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
At 60″ in dia this table would appear to only seat 3 people!!
I don’t see how it would be possible to seat anyone in the
location of the legs. It would be a knee knocker. Nice looking but does it actually work??
October 17th, 2009 at 7:47 am
kwil, it’s why i say it’s more an architecture than a table
October 17th, 2009 at 8:40 am
I love this table! The form is just perfect.
The only thing I would change is the glass top and make it from the same material as the legs. The glass looks like they took the easy option.
October 17th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
who knows the name of material and other projects with it?
October 17th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Beautiful table indeed, I think the glass top is the right option, if it had a concrete top then you would not see the beauty of the contours which is visible when looking into this table.
October 18th, 2009 at 11:55 am
absolutely stunning. I want one!
October 19th, 2009 at 1:54 am
@Prof. Z – Not 100% sure on the material, but I would guess that it is Ductal Concrete manufactured by LaFarge.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:37 am
Now this is something, and I agree, the top needs a change. The opposing parabolic forms are very elegant.
October 19th, 2009 at 8:40 am
making a coffee table with spaceship technology doesnt sound so clever, does it ?
October 20th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
@ patrick
maybe astronauts also want to sit down and have a coffee…
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:56 pm
The material is Ductal
October 28th, 2009 at 11:48 am
… better than most of their recent building!
October 29th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Dude,
Can anyone say Oscar Neimeyer- Three times fast?
My goodness it looks EXACTLY like his creations!
B