Pamono Table Metafora attributed to Massimo and Lella Vignelli, 1979 Discount

Design table of the 1970s, “La Metafora” by the couple of designer Lella and Massimo Vignelli.
Edited by the Martineli Luce house.
Presented for the first time at the Meble Expo in 1979.

A legendary design table, with an incredible symbolism.
Each geometric shape of the feet has a meaning:
-The sphere: represents the globe, our planet, the origin and the support of humanity.
-The pyramid: represents Egyptian civilization as the first important example of social organization, the cradle of culture and spirituality.
-The cylinder: represents the Roman Empire, the summit of an ancient world which collapsed in a disastrous manner (it can be placed or lying).
-The cube: represents the stone of the kaaba, in Mecca, founding element of Islam.

In very good condition, some traces of normal wear and tear.
Travertine feet.
Glass tray thick 1, 8 cm thick.