Minotti Torii coffee table

Description

Airy, with constructive details linked to Japanese tradition, the Torii coffee tables play with thin profiles and the apparent formal simplicity of an extremely detailed design. The metal structure is Nendo’s nod to the image of the torii, the entrance gate to Shinto shrines in Japan.

Japanese Architectural Reference

The metal structure of the legs is Nendo’s nod to the torii, the entrance gate to Shinto shrines in Japan. With an interlocking game, the horizontal elements are laid on the vertical supports, ensuring a sophisticated visual lightness. This design evokes the image of the Senbon Torii, the wooden colonnade that forms a gallery made up of 1,000 vermilion torii gates, as Nendo reminds us.

Kigumi Technique Detail

The end of the horizontal metal element of the legs is designed so that it almost holds the top, recalling the Kigumi technique, borrowed from the Japanese tradition of wood construction. A small decorative disc with Black Nickel finish, in the form of a jewel like button located at the end, adds a precious detail to the ensemble.

Structural Style

The coffee tables feature structural style details reflected in the metal frame with Bronze colour varnished finish and details in Black Nickel metal. This creates a series of contrasts that enhance the sophisticated visual lightness of the design.

Top Materials and Sizes

Available in different sizes, ranging up to an impressive diameter of 120 cm, and different heights. The top options include:

– Calacatta marble with matt polyester finish, enclosed by a Liquorice colour matt lacquered frame

– Stone Grey marble with matt polyester finish, enclosed by a Liquorice colour matt lacquered frame

– Black pâte de verre enclosed by a Liquorice colour matt lacquered frame

– Liquorice colour brushed ash wood enclosed by a Liquorice colour matt lacquered frame

Design Philosophy

The apparent formal simplicity of an extremely detailed design defines Torii’s character. Each element demonstrates careful study of proportions, thickness and structural details, reflecting in depth research to express sophisticated simplicity.

Perfect For

– Interiors appreciating Japanese architectural references and traditional techniques

– Spaces seeking visual lightness through sophisticated structural details

– Projects valuing the interlocking game of horizontal and vertical elements

– Living areas requiring flexible size options up to 120 cm diameter

– Contemporary settings where apparent simplicity conceals extremely detailed design

Torii translates Japanese architectural tradition into contemporary furniture form, where Nendo’s reference to shrine gates and Kigumi techniques creates coffee tables with airy presence and sophisticated visual lightness through extremely detailed design.