“An object that flies, on four legs.” That’s how Patricia Urquiola describes Mantis, her “gentle table.” Gentle like sheet metal, a malleable industrial material, bent to create the form of the legs. Joined to the central beam, they make a backbone for the slender, tapered top, like the wings of an airplane. Mantis is an impressive, long or very long table, to seat many people. A synthesis of innovation and craftsmanship, solidity and lightness, it is perfect for a large dining room or for a board room.
Type
Collection of tables.
Top
Particle board panel covered with laminate, with beveled edges, or veneered particle board panel, with beveled solid wood border and shaped ends.
Base
Folded steel sheet metal with central beam in aluminium. Adjustable feet.
Finish / Colour
Top: white laminate with wooden border painted white; natural oak or black walnut with transparent open-pore acrylic varnish. Base: steel sheet metal and central aluminium beam, painted white or goffered black.
Accessories
Tops (3 m or longer) can be equipped with one or more electrical or telephone sockets. The set is composed of two boxes, containing: schuko socket, normal socket, two RJ45 data/telephone sockets, complete with cables; wiring channel; vertical spiral wire channel.
Italy
