Wood and steel
Davide Sozzi’s table is made of these two materials and named after the Greek god of speech, writing and magic.
The trapezoid-shaped base is a truncated steel pyramid with a shimmering gold finish on the inside and a dark bronze finish on the outside. The wooden table top hovers in the air like a trampoline and has a pronounced overhang and rounded corners. A slit in the center of the table top provides a surprising element, like a canyon in the wooden landscape. It is not a wound, but an opening that allows a glimpse of the shimmering glow of the table top’s supporting base. This solution connects “up and down” and the reflections emanating from the base can rise up to the table surface. This opens a gateway to what lies beneath – perhaps the magic of which Hermes was the patron in Greek culture.
