Dining table designed by the design-duo Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Italy, Maxalto, 1975.

Large round table with black inlay, solid wooden edges with walnut inlays. These edges became iconic for this series of tables and still looks absolutely fantastic today. Square wooden base with vertical walnut inlays and metal detail on the bottom edge. The table leg is reinforced with the original Maxalto concrete weight giving the table stability.

The Artona series was one of the first product lines to be released by the newly set up high-end division of B&B Italia, focusing exclusively on the production of artisanal, and mostly wooden furniture.

Afra (1937-2011) & Tobia (1935-) Scarpa are a duo of Italian architects and designers mostly known for their postmodern style. Afra Bianchin was born in 1937 in Montebelluna while Tobia Scarpa, son of the architect Carlo Scarpa, was born in 1935 in Venice. The couple met when they were both studying at the Venice Institute of Architecture and married afterwards. From 1957 until 1961, Tobia worked as a glass designer at the Murano glassworks of Venini. However, in 1960, the duo started to collaborate, and they set up one of the most successful and well-known professional studios. Together, they worked for companies such as Flos, Gavina, B&B Italia, Maxalto and Knoll. The couple won numerous awards like the Compasso d’Oro and the International Forum Design.