gum design: mastro work table for de castelli

‘mastro’ by gum design for de castelli

conceived by italian studio gum design, ‘mastro’ is a furniture piece whose formal structure is derived from that of old work tables and benches found in a craftsman’s workshop. developed for italian furniture company de castelli, the table is composed of a top surface made from an acid-etched iron sheet which is folded over to create slotted rails whereby two firwood trestles are contained for means of compact storage. these legs can easily slide out, rotated and placed horizontally inside the metal body for use as a table. the overall dimensions of the design are 80 x 160 x 75 cm.

slotted rails allow one to slide the two trestles for more compact storage the trestles can be slid out and arranged horizontally within the table surface

‘mastro’