The poetry of wood combined with technology… The Smart Wood family is growing with the arrival of the Viscount of Wood tables. These tables bring together a wooden tabletop and a steel wire base evoking plant forms. The thin tabletop has rounded corners and edges. Using a unique, patented technology, the wood is moulded to create a thin tabletop with delicate curves. With the Smart Wood collection, Kartell and Philippe Starck rise to a new challenge: working wood with the same fluidity as composite materials to give it a new look, full of finesse and curves. The major figures Ray and Charles Eames were the first to experiment with moulding plywood into complex shapes. More than 50 years later, technological advances have allowed Kartell to offer even more with less. This feat was made possible thanks to unique patented 3D technology that produces wood curvature in extreme proportions. The moulded wood adopts incredible, sinuous lines. Claudio Luti, president of Kartell, explains: “After years of research, we managed to work the wood while respecting the nobility of the material. Innovative technology has allowed us to stay true to the industrial characteristics of Kartell’s DNA. We thus managed to wholly express the real essence of wood by combining industrial production with beauty, solidity, comfort and flexibility, all in one product.”

In detail:

Variation : Brown wood / Black legs

Brand : Kartell

Designer : Philippe Starck

Type : Rectangular table

Colour : Tabletop: brown wood – Base: black

Material : Tabletop: internal support made with MDF covered on both sides with wood veneer and paint, FSC-certified – Base: varnished steel

Dimensions : 240 x 100 cm x H 72 cm

Weight : 132 lb

Characteristics : Creation date: 2021 – Wood from controlled production (FSC)

Country of Manufacture : Italy