During your career you have designed a number of large tables and benches, such as the Osa table, which you did for Vaarnii last year. It’s made of pine wood, like the Triennale Table, the maxi version is over three meters long, and Osa is designed for outdoor dining in the summer. Is conviviality important to you?
I like tables and benches mainly for their architectural qualities and because they require fewer ergonomic expedients than, say, a chair: there is no need to think about a headrest or their having to be stackable. The convivial aspect is also important, though. The panels that make up the Trienniale Table top are 55 cm wide, which is the ideal space for each diner. What I love about this particular design is the unconventional proportions. Due to its size, the brutalist leg frame is more similar to what is found in the building industry. Moreover, because of the individual tops and interlocking leg frame, we could in theory go on forever, occupying the entire museum space.