With a Greek-like classicism, the table’s column connects the monumental marble base, matte in its contemporary version, to a tabletop available in dark stained walnut, black ash, lacquered and in the new version in cast glass, creating a striking exchange between colours and elements.

The winner of the Compasso d’Oro in 1979, the seminal design forms part of the permanent collection at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, and today sees new editions of the wood cabinet finished with Acerbis’s distinctive glossy lacquers in six new contemporary tones.