RadiceOrlandini DesignStudio design Squid table for S•CAB

‘Squid is the new table designed for S•CAB – but referring to it simply as a table wouldn’t do it justice,’ says designers RadiceOrlandini DesignStudio. ‘Our approach to the project was, in fact, not only aesthetic, but rather we first thought about the production and composition before the form.’

So, the need arose to create a table that could adapt to different situations through the top. ‘S•CAB is a pragmatic and dynamic company, whose business ranges across different living spaces, from indoors to outdoors, from home to the office, from public spaces to catering. The new table, therefore, had to have features that would allow it to adapt to all these different environments, was available in various shapes and sizes, and could accommodate tops not only in HPL but also in marble, plus one that could be both fixed and extendable.’

The designers created Squid as a complex system that involves the use of different materials and production technology – the result is a highly flexible and customisable product which is simple to assemble and care for. The signature feature of this project is the leg in die-cast aluminium that reference a ‘cuttlebone’ – along with the metal frames in different shapes and sizes that result in a comprehensive and varied collection of tables.

‘From an aesthetic point of view, we wanted to revolutionise the traditional interpretation of the ‘flat’ leg in favour of a more original ‘cuttlebone’ shape, which resulted in the name of the project,’ adds RadiceOrlandini. ‘This makes the leg as light in its shape, as it is solid in its material. The slight change in the lengthwise surface that can be seen on the front has two purposes: to add a ‘ridge’ to the leg to make it sturdier and create an interesting contrast of light and shadows. The metal tubular frame completes the structural part of the project and is sized, so that it can also include extra-large tables with heavy tops in marble without compromising its stability.’