Brutalist Coffee Table Handmade and signed by Pia Manu, 1960s

Belgium / 1960s / coffee table / pia manu / metal, stone, chrome / mid-century / vintage / brutalist. Brutalist post-modern coffee table by the belgian artist pia manu, handcrafted in the 1960s. This one of a kind rectangular table features a mosaic table top crafted from various kind of grey and brown stones and a chrome base. Signed pia manu on a side of the table top. The table has a very brutalist look contrasting with the slate stones subtile sparkle. A true piece of craftmanship with a perfect balance between form, function and art. Pia manu is a workshop from ingelmunster, belgium. Here, amongst others, jules dewaele and his son koen dewaele designed several design pieces during the 1960s. Pia manu is still working along similar lines, with natural materials such as stone and travertine combined with ceramics.