In a corner of a workshop bathed in the light of dawn, where time seems to stand still amidst the sawdust and the scent of wood, Tensegrity was born. It's the result of a dream I've been developing for decades, ever since my father, when I was young, said a phrase that has stuck with me: "What you want is to make a table without legs."
That phrase was the origin of an idea that has stayed with me ever since. Over time, it became a challenge that blends technique, form, and balance. I wanted to achieve the impossible: a legless table that floated steadily, without sacrificing stability or presence.
In that search I was inspired by the principles of tensegrity developed by Richard Buckminster Fuller , where tension and compression combine without direct contact, and by the catenary parabolas that Antoni Gaudí used to ensure that his structures naturally find balance.
I built the table with a solid and reliable pine CLT tabletop and a plywood frame, which forms these parabolas to distribute the forces evenly. Tension and compression intertwine to support it without visible supports.
Every detail reflects my quest between the functional and the expressive, between the rational and the intuitive. Tensegrity is, for me, the story of an obsession transformed into an object: a legless table that defies gravity.
Every fiber of this table is a testament to the fusion of engineering and design, of tradition and innovation. Like the pages of a novel that never ends, Tensegrity tells the story of a dream come true and is designed to leave a lasting impression on anyone who contemplates it.