Bold elevabile
Design Matteo Silverio
An upgrade of the collection’s static desk – designed under the banner of deconstruction and recomposition of the primary elements of the classic desk – the version with electrically elevating top also stems from the desire to create a product with a strong formal and sculptural identity.
Less is…Bold!
An upgrade of the collection’s static desk – designed under the banner of deconstruction and recomposition of the primary elements of the classic desk – the version with electrically elevating
top also stems from the desire to create a product with a strong formal and sculptural identity.
From a formal point of view, an interplay of volumes and ‘weights’ defines the desk. The light and tapered top represents a ‘thin horizontal slab’ free to rise upwards and acts as a counterbalance to the underlying ‘solid vertical slabs’ of support constituted by the front panel and the side, while the side service extension acts as a ‘monolith’ to counteract the movements of the top.
A seemingly simple object, made up of just a few juxtaposed elements, in reality encompasses a high level of technical complexity: the structural frame, elevation mechanisms and vertical cabling are condensed inside the under-floor front panel, while the horizontal cabling, electronic control unit and push-button panel are grouped together inside the horizontal under-floor frame and a special metal volume integral with the floor, and therefore in movement with it, with a height equal to the difference in height between the floor at minimum height and the underlying side extension.
The front panel, which has anthracite-painted MDF external panels and shaped end panels, encloses a vertical metal frame in which the electrically-moved telescopic columns are housed. The entire sandwich constituting the front panel is only 118 mm thick. The structural and handling apparatus, equipped with ground levelling feet and holes for the vertical cabling, consists of a metal frame with an 80×30 mm section in which the electrically-moved telescopic columns are anchored and a casing, which is also telescopic, for the vertical cabling. Appropriate cantilever brackets are screwed onto the heads of the elevating columns to which the horizontal under-frame and the resulting beech veneered plywood top are attached.
The shaped side panel, made of anthracite-coloured varnished mdf, is joined to the load-bearing frame in the front panel and is 50 mm thick.
The side extension is made of anthracite-coloured melamine-faced wood conglomerate and features two doors and two drawers with push and pull opening. Doors and drawer fronts are made of veneered beech plywood. The drawers are made of metal with full-extension telescopic runners and push and pull opening/closing mechanism.
The worktop is equipped with a one-way access top that gives access to the compartment below. The top access door is made of the same material and finish as the top and is equipped with a dust brush. The pre-composed veneer parts are available in teak, American walnut and dark wenge and are painted with a transparent matt open-pore finish.
The versions with right or left side extension are available, for both versions the overall dimensions are 240×220 cm.
The worktop has dimensions 240×90 cm. The height can vary from 73.5 cm to a maximum of 120 cm.
Designer
Arch. Matteo Silverio
Matteo Silverio is a Venetian architect and researcher, expert in computational design and digital fabrication. During his professional career he has collaborated with several international studios, playing the role of lead designer and project manager in the development of innovative projects, many of them winners of international competitions.
Since 2017 he has been leading a multidisciplinary team based in Murano (matteosilverio.com) with which he promotes and develops projects on different scales and sectors, using horizontal knowledge and contaminating “distant” fields: coding to optimise shapes or minimise waste, biology to paint pictures and produce energy, chemistry to transform waste into works of art in a circular economy perspective. Many of his projects have been published in magazines and books and exhibited in prestigious museums and institutions such as the Mint Gallery and the Saatchi Gallery (London), the Design Museum in Dubai and the Corning Museum of Glass (New York).
In addition to his professional practice, Matteo also teaches and researches in the field of computational design and digital fabrication, with a particular focus on issues related to environmental sustainability and the circular economy. He currently teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rovereto, the European Institute of Design (IED) in Venice and the IUAV University in Venice.
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