The InBallo coffee tables have legs made of pure cellulose cardboard. The painted sheet metal top is available in a variety of colours. Lightweight and sustainable, it requires no tools for assembly.
The InBallo tables were born from the accidental discovery of a technology for the production of cardboard profiles used to protect and package household appliances. Inspired by their inherently sustainable nature, Odo Fioravanti transformed these extremely rigid profiles into cardboard legs connected to a metal tabletop by means of folded clamps that are inserted and anchored. The shapes of the legs, which seem to recall the classicism of ancient columns, are the result of a specific fluting of the semi-finished product, a detail that ennobles their simplicity. Designed to be shipped in reduced packaging, the tables are assembled by the end user without the use of tools, screws or glue.
Technical description:
Range of square low tables with press-formed sheet metal top (3 mm thick), painted with epoxy powders in the specified colours.
Free-standing cardboard legs extracted from pure cellulose, totally recyclable and free of pollutant residues, in Havana colour. The lower end of the legs is protected by an eco-friendly, water-based transparent coating. Legs rest on the floor with black wool felt pads.
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Designer
Odo Fioravanti
Studied Industrial Design at the Design Department of the Milan Polytechnic. Since 1998 he has worked as an industrial designer, also experimenting graphic and exhibition design, with a firm will to melt different design areas into a continuous matter. His projects received prestigious international design awards since he created Odo Fioravanti Design Studio. He taught and lectured in many design schools and academies: Milan Polytechnic, University of Venice, San Marino University, Istituto Marangoni, Domus Academy, HEAD Genève.
His works have been featured in many international exhibitions. In 2010 the Design Museum of the Triennale di Milano featured the personal exhibition “Industrious Design” about his works. He won in 2011 the Compasso d’Oro Prize ADI with the Frida wooden chair by Pedrali. Since 2022, he has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of the Presidency of the School of Design of the Politecnico di Milano University. In 2023 he has been appointed Global Design Advisor for LG Electronics.
The InBallo coffee tables have legs made of pure cellulose cardboard. The painted sheet metal top is available in a variety of colours. Lightweight and sustainable, it requires no tools for assembly.
The InBallo tables were born from the accidental discovery of a technology for the production of cardboard profiles used to protect and package household appliances. Inspired by their inherently sustainable nature, Odo Fioravanti transformed these extremely rigid profiles into cardboard legs connected to a metal tabletop by means of folded clamps that are inserted and anchored. The shapes of the legs, which seem to recall the classicism of ancient columns, are the result of a specific fluting of the semi-finished product, a detail that ennobles their simplicity. Designed to be shipped in reduced packaging, the tables are assembled by the end user without the use of tools, screws or glue.
Technical description:
Range of square low tables with press-formed sheet metal top (3 mm thick), painted with epoxy powders in the specified colours.
Free-standing cardboard legs extracted from pure cellulose, totally recyclable and free of pollutant residues, in Havana colour. The lower end of the legs is protected by an eco-friendly, water-based transparent coating. Legs rest on the floor with black wool felt pads.
Contact us for delivery times and quotations
Designer
Odo Fioravanti
Studied Industrial Design at the Design Department of the Milan Polytechnic. Since 1998 he has worked as an industrial designer, also experimenting graphic and exhibition design, with a firm will to melt different design areas into a continuous matter. His projects received prestigious international design awards since he created Odo Fioravanti Design Studio. He taught and lectured in many design schools and academies: Milan Polytechnic, University of Venice, San Marino University, Istituto Marangoni, Domus Academy, HEAD Genève.
His works have been featured in many international exhibitions. In 2010 the Design Museum of the Triennale di Milano featured the personal exhibition “Industrious Design” about his works. He won in 2011 the Compasso d’Oro Prize ADI with the Frida wooden chair by Pedrali. Since 2022, he has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of the Presidency of the School of Design of the Politecnico di Milano University. In 2023 he has been appointed Global Design Advisor for LG Electronics.