These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
Arriving soon. Contact us to reserve: marketing@vvinteriorhome.com
The Colonnato Dining Table, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina and first presented in 1977, stands among the most architecturally resolved works in the canon of Italian collectible design. This example — the square format, 140 × 140 cm — is crafted entirely from solid travertine, every surface expressing Bellini's precise command of structure, weight, and material truth.
The columnar supports are not merely formal. They are a direct citation of the classical orders of architecture — the column as the oldest structural invention of Western civilization, reread in the language of postwar Italian modernism. Bellini, trained as an architect, understood that furniture and building share the same logic: load, support, proportion. In the Colonnato, that logic is made visible. Nothing is concealed. Nothing is ornamental.
The square plan of this version is significant. Where rectangular tables impose a hierarchy of ends and sides, the 140 × 140 cm format creates a geometry of equality — every seat equidistant from the centre, every perspective on the table balanced. It is a table that gathers without presiding.
At 140 × 140 cm with a 3 cm travertine top, the piece carries the presence of a monumental object while retaining the formal restraint that defines Bellini's finest work. No wood. No metal. No visible joinery. Only stone, shaped with the precision of an architect who understood that the most sophisticated design is the one that appears inevitable.
The Colonnato series is held in permanent collections of twentieth-century design worldwide, and continues to appear at the most significant auction houses. The square format at this scale is among the rarest configurations encountered in the secondary market.
Designer: Mario Bellini, b. 1935 Manufacturer: Cassina, Italy Series: Il Colonnato — square version Year: 1977 Material: Solid travertine throughout Dimensions: 140 × 140 cm · H 74 cm · Top 3 cm Condition: Excellent — minor natural variations consistent with the material
These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
Arriving soon. Contact us to reserve: marketing@vvinteriorhome.com
The Colonnato Dining Table, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina and first presented in 1977, stands among the most architecturally resolved works in the canon of Italian collectible design. This example — the square format, 140 × 140 cm — is crafted entirely from solid travertine, every surface expressing Bellini's precise command of structure, weight, and material truth.
The columnar supports are not merely formal. They are a direct citation of the classical orders of architecture — the column as the oldest structural invention of Western civilization, reread in the language of postwar Italian modernism. Bellini, trained as an architect, understood that furniture and building share the same logic: load, support, proportion. In the Colonnato, that logic is made visible. Nothing is concealed. Nothing is ornamental.
The square plan of this version is significant. Where rectangular tables impose a hierarchy of ends and sides, the 140 × 140 cm format creates a geometry of equality — every seat equidistant from the centre, every perspective on the table balanced. It is a table that gathers without presiding.
At 140 × 140 cm with a 3 cm travertine top, the piece carries the presence of a monumental object while retaining the formal restraint that defines Bellini's finest work. No wood. No metal. No visible joinery. Only stone, shaped with the precision of an architect who understood that the most sophisticated design is the one that appears inevitable.
The Colonnato series is held in permanent collections of twentieth-century design worldwide, and continues to appear at the most significant auction houses. The square format at this scale is among the rarest configurations encountered in the secondary market.
Designer: Mario Bellini, b. 1935 Manufacturer: Cassina, Italy Series: Il Colonnato — square version Year: 1977 Material: Solid travertine throughout Dimensions: 140 × 140 cm · H 74 cm · Top 3 cm Condition: Excellent — minor natural variations consistent with the material
These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
