Edison
Dining Table
| Top finish: | float glass |
| Leg Finishes | 4cm diameter steel tube in black |
| Size | 210 x 110 x 74cm |
Magistretti’s autobiographic design returns from the Cassina Historical Archive
Vico Magistretti always said that "design is like keeping a diary”, “a kind of autobiography” and only developed projects that he could imagine in his own home. It is therefore no surprise that the first photos of the Edison table in the Cassina catalogues were taken in the dining room of the Milanese architect's home.
Edison is a perfect example of Vico Magistretti’s redesign concept, a method that the architect often implemented to identify daily or technical elements as a source to create an original design. Magistretti said that "one of the most elegant systems to connect four steel pipes is the one used in gas plants, with a simple cross-shaped joint in cast iron.” And so, in the mid-1980s, the table with a name inspired by the historic Milanese gas company Edison was born.
Cassina has carried out work to reissue this piece with the utmost respect for authenticity in collaboration with the Vico Magistretti Foundation. Together it was decided to update the measurements and use more modern materials to make the reissue more contemporary. The choice to present only the glass top enhances the profile of the base, now available in steel painted matt black or becco d’oca (a tone of orange dear to Magistretti), highlighting the characteristic cross-shaped joint that connects the counter-curvatures of the underlying structure.
Edison is available as a square, rectangular or circular table.
Cassina partner of the Vico Magistretti exhibition at the Triennale di Milano
The Edison table, together with the iconic Maralunga sofa, the Nuvola Rossa bookcase and a selection of models and contents from the Cassina Historical Archive, will be on show at the exhibition dedicated to Vico Magistretti at the Triennale di Milano.
| Top finish: | float glass |
| Leg Finishes | 4cm diameter steel tube in black |
| Size | 210 x 110 x 74cm |
Magistretti’s autobiographic design returns from the Cassina Historical Archive
Vico Magistretti always said that "design is like keeping a diary”, “a kind of autobiography” and only developed projects that he could imagine in his own home. It is therefore no surprise that the first photos of the Edison table in the Cassina catalogues were taken in the dining room of the Milanese architect's home.
Edison is a perfect example of Vico Magistretti’s redesign concept, a method that the architect often implemented to identify daily or technical elements as a source to create an original design. Magistretti said that "one of the most elegant systems to connect four steel pipes is the one used in gas plants, with a simple cross-shaped joint in cast iron.” And so, in the mid-1980s, the table with a name inspired by the historic Milanese gas company Edison was born.
Cassina has carried out work to reissue this piece with the utmost respect for authenticity in collaboration with the Vico Magistretti Foundation. Together it was decided to update the measurements and use more modern materials to make the reissue more contemporary. The choice to present only the glass top enhances the profile of the base, now available in steel painted matt black or becco d’oca (a tone of orange dear to Magistretti), highlighting the characteristic cross-shaped joint that connects the counter-curvatures of the underlying structure.
Edison is available as a square, rectangular or circular table.
Cassina partner of the Vico Magistretti exhibition at the Triennale di Milano
The Edison table, together with the iconic Maralunga sofa, the Nuvola Rossa bookcase and a selection of models and contents from the Cassina Historical Archive, will be on show at the exhibition dedicated to Vico Magistretti at the Triennale di Milano.
