Chrome metal and smoked glass coffee table, 1970.

A true example of modernist design, this coffee table accurately illustrates the search for balance between formal rigor and the sophistication of materials characteristic of the 1970s. Its chrome metal structure, with perfectly controlled proportions, creates a clean and almost graphic architecture, where each line seems designed to capture and reflect light. The smoked glass top, an emblematic signature of the decade, introduces a subtle visual depth and a controlled play of transparency. It softens the presence of the metal while affirming a resolutely elegant aesthetic, straddling the line between minimalism and discreet luxury. The whole piece forms a work of great precision, where apparent simplicity reveals a meticulous approach to volumes, materials, and contrasts. With its dimensions (115 X 64.5 X 40 cm), it fits into an ideal scale, structuring without being imposing.