Biosca Dining Table in Stained Pine

Biosca, dining table, stained pine, iron, Spain, 1960s Outstanding Spanish dining table that is executed by Biosca in an architectural way. The two bases feature a geometrical carve...

Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, dining table, pine, Italy, 1980s Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materialization and technicality this table is exe...

Biosca dining table with geometric patterns in pine.The Biosca furniture, as we have already indicated, is shrouded in a haze of mystery. Where exactly does it come from, who made it and above all who is the inventor of these striking but very welcome altering appearances within the mid century design world? Questions to which no one really posesses the answer to.This table is also completely in the recognizable but special "Biosca" style. Two prominent legs are made of solid pine and are decorated on both sides with a geometric carving. This could be a reference to the strong Moorish influences in the south of the Iberian Peninsula where even more complex mosaics adorned the buildings.Incidentally, we see similar decorations in Spanish furniture and for instance doors from the seventeenth century. The wrought iron bars that reinforce the table in a crosswise manner can also be seen in tables from the above period. These are also attached to the outside of the legs with a beautiful rosette.This table initially communicates a robustness through the somewhat rough table...

This Scandinavian modern round-oval dining table, designed by Rainer Daumiller in Denmark in the 1970s, is a beautiful example of functional design and craftsmanship. Made entirely f...