Kotiso
Dining Table for Vetreria Malagoli
This object represents the two protagonist cities of the international year of glass. Milan and Venice Milan represented with the geometry and transparency of the top and base, its skyline which in recent years has seen this transformation with glass as the protagonist in the buildings of various shapes thrown towards the sky such as in Piazza Gae Aulenti and City Life
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Unique Properties
This object represents the two protagonist cities of the international year of glass. Milan and Venice Milan represented with the geometry and transparency of the top and base, its skyline which in recent years has seen this transformation with glass as the protagonist in the buildings of various shapes thrown towards the sky such as in Piazza Gae Aulenti and City Life. the object was included in the precious ADI DESIGN INDEX 2023 and used as a symbol for the International Year of Glass 2022 in Milan and Venice
Tags
table, dinning, glass, Venezia, Milano, MIlano Glass Week, Italian Glass Week,
Production Technology
The glass blocks are subjected to a heating treatment, and are immersed in water, causing them to shatter into small pieces. With the recovered pieces, small agglomerates of glass are created which are placed in a melting furnace. The table top and the base are produced in extra-clear Float glass 8 mm thick thermally tempered and subsequently worked on the edges with a polished edge grinding.
Design Challenge
the challenge was to combine two similar materials, colored glass and float glass, achieving a union that generates an effect of color and transparency, inspired by the colors of the Venice lagoon and the landscape of Milan at dawn
Project Duration
the project started in Milan in April 2022, carried out in Modena at the headquarters and finished in August 2022 at the company headquarters
Operation Flow
it is a table and can be used as a dining table or a desk
Research
the research carried out for this project was to represent with glass a symbolic object for the Italian capitals of design in the international year of glass. create a bridge that combines design, art and technology in a single object. combine artistic glass with Float technical glass with new technologies.
Inspiration
Milan with transparency and geometry Venice with plays of color that here become drops of the lagoon fused on the tempered glass float plate, every shape, gesture and color has its own meaning. The transparency of flat glass and the transparency of colored glass with colors inspired by the play of light at dawn on the sea of the Venice lagoon.
Image Credits
image 1 photographer Ascanio Zocchi 2022 image 2 photographer Ascanio Zocchi 2022 image 3 photographer Ascanio Zocchi 2022 image 4 photographer Ascanio Zocchi 2022 image 5 photographer Ascanio Zocchi 2022
Project Overview
Kotiso Dining Table has been a Bronze winner in the Furniture Design award category in the year 2024 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Ascanio Zocchi was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2025, a testament to excellence of their work Kotiso Dining Table.
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