Pipaio MC26 – Mattiazzi Tables

Julie Richoz: For the Portobello bowls my intention was to reveal the beauty of joinery (that I found very appealing on my first visit to the factory). Here, with the PIPAIO tables, each element is in balance with the others to form a vibrating ensemble – and in order to make this look effortless I rely on perfectly executed and therefore invisible joinery giving the impression of a very simple assembly while hidden inside are carefully engineered connections executed by numerical controlled machining.
The expression of craftsmanship here lies in the careful execution, the choice of wood, the finish, the perfection. All this in service to the beauty of solid wood, to provide a canvas for the grains to express themselves and to give a flawless stage to the play of light and shadow. A cone, sticks, a bowl.