Lacividina Idda coffee table

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Idda coffee table

IDDA COFFEE TABLE

Designed by, Antonino Sciortino 2015

Idda, is what the people of Catania call Mount Etna and it is also the name of this coffee table, which takes the outline of the volcano – with winding lava flows wrapped around it – and turns it upside down.

Strips of sheet steel of various sizes are bent by hand and placed on top of each other to form three or five overlapping layers in a sculpturesque creation with full, natural shapes.

The soft lines are enhanced by smooth welding, which reveals the outstanding technical skills of the manufacturers and adds a delightfully delicate touch to the raw materials.

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.