Max Ingrand Coffee Table Mod. 1774 (Black)

Max Ingrand was a French designer, glassworker, and decorator. After studying at the National School for Decorative Arts of Paris, he mastered the techniques of stained and engraved glass. When he returned from the war, he became one of the most active glassmakers and re-constructors. Max Ingrand worked with Gio Ponti and collaborated with many of the leading Italian design firms of the mid-20th century. In the 1950s, he became the artistic director of light and furniture making in Fontana Arte, and his lighting designs are considered among the finest examples of modernist lighting design. Max Ingrand’s work is characterized by its strong geometric forms and the interplay between light and shadow. He designed the coffee table model 1774 for Fontana Arte in the late 50s. It features black lacquered metal with inlaid vertical brass trims along the four legs. The tabletop is composed of a thick glass placed on top of a lens-shaped table top which creates an optical effect and slight reflections.