Ferdinando Meccani Travertine, Wood Dining Table or Center Table, Italy, 1970's

Ferdinando Meccani Travertine, Wood Dining Table or Center Table, Italy, 1970's
A hand-crafted highly unique dining table or center table with great geometric form, the four square legs contrast beautifully with the circular top. The legs are constructed in cherry wood and the top in travertine.

Designed by Ferdinando Meccani, (b. 1937 Pisa - 2018)
Italy, late 1970's
Size: 28 1/2" high x 51 1/2" diameter

Ferdinando Meccani studied at the State Art Institute of Cascina and later at the Florence Institute of Art, where he obtained a teaching of art degree.

He was raised in a family where furniture and art were of great import and he followed in the footsteps of his father and worked in the family atelier, Mobilificio Meccani Marino, which occupied great importance during the 1960's and 70's in creating modern furnishings for the Firm Calamai in Florence. He was also an esteemed interior designer and architect. His works are highly prized and made with exquisite craftsmanship and have been presented in exhibitions all over Italy as well as been featured in design magazines.

Meccani collaborated with world-class artists and designers such as Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves, Paolo Portoghesi, Ugo La Pietra, Adolfo Natalini, Masao Noguchi, Lanfranco Benvenuti etc.