ITALIAN DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT ANGELO MANGIAROTTI Black Marquina Marble eros TRIANGULAR COFFEE TABLE
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros triangular black Marquina marble coffee table from the Eros series, vintage and not the re edition. This amazing architectural design by the master of design Mangiarotti has the three conical legs supporting the triangular top by a designed system of gravity locking.
Part of the Eros series for Skipper, Italy, 1970s.
Given Mangiarotti's research on furniture without joints, this table was an example of the result of a gravity interlocking design in which the top because of its weight stably fits into the two legs.
The word 'Eros' refers to the male-female coupling of this interlocking solution.
Literature: Beppe Finessi, Su Mangiarotti: Architettura, Design, Scultura, Milan, 2002, pp. 182- 185 Giuliana Gramigna and Paola Biondi, Il design in Italia dell”arredamento domestico, Turin, 1999Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l’arredamento domestico, volume 1, Turin, 2003
Excellent condition with no chips or repairs.
56” x 56” x 56” triangle each side 16” h
$18,000