Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1970s














Alanda coffee table in metal and glass by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1970s. The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, is reissued as a tribute to Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer. A highly successful classic and one of the most popular vintage furnishings on the market, Alanda is one of the most representative design objects of an era full of strong and bold stylistic signs, very often in dialogue with architecture, whose design replicated the virtuosity in miniature. The grid, at once pedestal and top support, recalls a group of inverted pyramids, a geodesic structure that has always characterized it as if it were a magical object, a catalyst of positive energy. Paolo Piva was born in Adria on March 13, 1950, and passed away on July 7, 2017. Famous Italian architect and designer known worldwide for his creations in the field of furniture. In Italy he collaborated with major design companies including B&B Italia. From this collaboration the iconic Alanda table was born. B&B Italia S.p.A. is an Italian company founded in 1966 in Novedrate, a manufacturer of furniture, furnishings and other objects for the home.
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