By Ennio Fazioli, MIM Roma
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
The Pitagora Desk is one of the most refined and technically distinctive office designs produced by MIM Roma during the 1960s. Created by Ennio Fazioli and Renato Venturi in 1964, the series grew from an earlier table system that explored the expressive potential of visible structural joints. Its defining feature is the triangular cast-aluminium corner connector—a precisely engineered joint inserted into a bevel at each corner of the top. Instead of hiding the leg-to-top junction, the designers highlighted it, transforming a normally concealed connection into an architectural focal point.
This corner system reveals the full composition of the metal leg: tubular shaft, collar, end cap, cast-aluminium connecting arm, and the supporting flange for the top—all contained neatly within the clean rectangular outline of the desk. The result is a structure that feels lightweight yet highly engineered, unmistakably modern, and deeply rooted in Italian industrial design culture.
From this innovative table structure, MIM developed a complete line of executive office furniture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern MIM Roma Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets