avvitamenti furniture collection by carlo contin for subalterno1

avvitamenti furniture collection by subalterno1
all images courtesy of andrea basile studio

italian designer carlo contin has developed ‘avvitamenti’, a furniture collection that uses over-sized wooden screw-like dowels to attach each of the pieces together.  memories of his father, a great carpenter and cabinet maker, who used self clamping screws for self-produced woodwork influenced the final outcome of contin’s project. the structural system shows a repeatable pattern that conceives a variety of household items; from tables to desk lamps, the series of objects thrive on the action of screwing.

tables with an adjustable height

high stool

table/stool

table/stool

coffee table

detail

table in context

detail of the structure

led lamp

detail

abat-jour

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