Baton Bistro Table
Supplementing the practical functionality of everyday objects with distinctive form is the eternal challenge in design.
And it is precisely this balancing act that Neri&Hu has pulled off with the wardrobe stands and tables in the BATON series, which comes as a homage to the Viennese Secessionist design movement. With a diameter of 75 centimeters, the bistro table (dimensioned to dining table height) has a tabletop that is every bit as generously proportioned as the coffee table. But shorn of the raised edge, it makes an ideal surface for plates, glasses, work documents and much more. All models comprise three parts: like classic columns they consist of a base, shaft and capital. In each case the base is a solid pedestal hewn from the highest-quality marble, from which slender powder-coated aluminium supports issue. On the tables, these rods – or batons to adopt the French nomenclature – are wrapped in leather throughout with the highest degree of precision.
Wittmann
Wittmann creates treasured pieces: They are the product of an uncompromising approach to craft and design – two elements that have been uniquely cultivated by Wittmann right from the very start. Wittmann is adept at setting trends, creating milestones in the history of furniture.
Unmatched craftsmanship, as well as meticulous selection and working of fine materials, provide the basis for executing new ideas and forms. To bring them to life, Wittmann regularly partners with the greatest names of their time. And it is not uncommon for long-term cooperations to be the outcome: collaborators including Johannes Spalt, Jean Nouvel, Matteo Thun and Paolo Piva set the direction that Jaime Hayon, Sebastian Herkner and Luca Nichetto have now seamlessly picked up on, taking it into a new era.