Piero Lissoni has designed a series of tables for the Food for Soul association, a non-profit organisation founded by chef Massimo Bottura and his wife. Entitled Design for Soul, the tables take inspiration from the values of the association, which campaigns against food wastage and social vulnerability. "We all have to be courageous and open minded to see the hidden potential of everything. A bruised fruit or vegetable has a lot to say if used in the right way. And this is exactly what Salvatori and Lissoni are doing for the Design for Soul series using discarded precious material to create a unique piece of design that is also sustainable. We all have to be united and change our perspective if we are going to make change happen. Something recovered is something gained." Massimo Bottura Embodying the ethos behind Food for Soul, the series of tables symbolises both the sustainable efforts in redirecting food waste and, in the straightforward modular frame, the collective effort that drives Food for Soul’s diverse and international activities. An organic extension to Lissoni’s Lost Stones project, Design for Soul uses discarded natural stone to bring new life to already quarried material. In many cases, the stone is the same that has been used for historic projects, such as the terracotta-coloured stone on Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the forest green marble chosen by Mies van der Rohe for the Barcelona Pavilion and Manhattan’s Seagram building, and a black stone used for St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. For the Design for Soul tables, the slabs are cut, cleaned and polished, before being placed on the versatile, modular legs. As with the Lost Stones project, the table uses the Japanese art of Kintsugi, normally used to repair broken ceramics, to join fragmented pieces of stone with a gold seam – celebrating, rather than concealing, the stone’s unique history. The round table comes with a Lazy Susan in the centre.

Dimensions:

Ø66.9" x 29.1" H

39.4" W x 29.1" H x 98.4" L

Finishes: Bianco Carrara Lost Stones, Nero Marquinia Lost Stones, Biaco Carrara, Nero Marquinia