lacividina Borgo Coffee Table

Wed Feb 01, 2023Coffee TablesSteelAntonino Sciortino

Borgo COFFEE TABLE

BORGO COFFEE TABLE

Designed by, Antonino Sciortino 2015

The top of the Borgo coffee table is a thin sheet of steel with precise cuts taken out of it. Its irregular shapes are inspired by a landscape artwork called the Cretto di Burri, which uses concrete blocks to mark out where the buildings of Gibellina once stood before they were hit by a devastating earthquake.

Strips of different shapes and sizes seem to join together and overlap each other freely on the surface of the coffee table, creating small gaps that are reminiscent of the streets in the old Sicilian town.

Legs made of round steel bars emphasize the incredible lightness of the overall structure, which is available with bronze, copper and brass finishes, or in seven sophisticated matt colours.

DESIGNER

ANTONINO SCIORTINO

The path that Antonino Sciortino has followed is encapsulated by his output. He was born in Sicily and at just eight years old he learnt the art of blacksmithing in his brother’s workshop. Around the same time, he became a keen dancer and started taking lessons at a school in Palermo.

After a brilliant career as a dancer and choreographer, he opened a workshop in Milan in 2003. In his new artistic endeavours, he strives to fuse his two previous experiences by seeking out the ethereal lightness of dance in metalwork. Alongside his work as a craftsman/artist, he designs products for a number of Italian and international furniture companies.

Bearing witness to a journey through air and fire, his creations seem to change size and move whenever their positions and lighting conditions vary.