Eros Coffee Table by Angelo Mangiarotti

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Sculptural Bilobato coffee table from the Eros collection by Angelo Mangiarotti and manufactured by Skipper in the 1970s.

The table is executed in white Carrara marble with very light veins. The structural design of the Eros tables involves gravity-based embedding between the top and leg made possible by the truncated-conical section of the leg itself, which easily accommodates the table top locking it in a preset position, while the weight of the material makes the embedding even tighter fitting and increases the overall stability of the entire structure.

Angelo Mangiarotti 1921–2012

Italian architect and designer Angelo Mangiarotti was known for applying a personal and humanistic approach to functional design. Born in Milan in 1921, he earned a degree in architecture from Milan Politecnico in 1948. Mangiarotti was fascinated by the methods and techniques employed in city-planning and architecture in addition to a passion for beauty and design. In 1953, while serving as a guest lecturer at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago he made connections to Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Walter Gropius.

Italy, 1971
Marble
Very good condition, consistent with age and use

Height: 15.75 inch. (40 cm)
Width: 24.8 inch. (63 cm)
Length: 39.3 inch. (100cm)