Castore Dining Table

Angelo Mangiarotti’s Castore dining table was designed in 1975 for Sorgente dei Mobili. The table is composed of a circular transparent glass top set on a cylindrical gray marble pedestal, with a shallow marble tray element positioned above the glass. The design gives the impression that the marble element above the glass secures the tabletop in place, creating a precise balance between visual lightness and material weight.

1975
Gray marble with white veining, glass top
Literature: Domus, no. 546, June 1975, p. 44
30.9" H × 51.2" Dia.
(78.5 cm H × 130 cm Dia.)

About the Maker
Angelo Mangiarotti (1921–2012) was an Italian architect, designer and sculptor born in Milan. He graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1948 and worked in the United States from 1953 to 1954, where he encountered Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann. After returning to Italy, he opened a Milan studio with Bruno Morassutti, later developing a body of work known for structural clarity, material experimentation and a close relationship between architecture and industrial design.