71 - Cesare Augusto Nava

Cesare Augusto Nava Illuminated bar Coffee table Illuminated coffee table Various materials Creation date: circa 1970 H40 W115 D115 cm Italian coffee table circa 1970 by Cesare Augusto Nava. Nava's training was forged by the great architect Gio Ponti. Thanks to him, his creations are defined and meticulous in every detail. His research into space and geometric balance makes each of his designs a small masterpiece of aesthetic elegance and modernity. The coffee table is made up of 4 squares in a checkerboard pattern, which open by means of a mechanism. The checkerboard has two dominant colors, white and blue. Once open, the table becomes luminous. Signed NAVA. Architettura d'arremanti. A masterpiece of formal and functional ingenuity, this luminous coffee table made up of four squares in white and blue checkerboard opens thanks to an elaborate mechanism to reveal a luminous table - thus combining art of living, technology and design in an object of rare sophistication for the 1970s. The two-tone checkerboard, an emblematic Op Art motif, and the play of integrated lights make this a spectacular piece for any contemporary space. Signed NAVA - Architettura d'arremanti -, this table is guaranteed authentic. Nava's training with the master Gio Ponti explains the rigor and refinement of every detail. Cesare Augusto Nava Milanese designer and architect Cesare Augusto Nava was trained by Gio Ponti, the absolute master of 20th-century Italian architecture and design. Heir to this tradition of excellence, Nava developed a furniture production that combines geometric rigor, functional ingenuity and extreme attention to detail. His signature NAVA - Architettura d'arremanti - is the mark of a designer whose work deserves much wider recognition on the international market.