Disassembling table with steel frame, metal or MDF top, in lacquered or materic spread by hand finishings.
Element
Element is an iconic table, an emblem of purity and poetry, perfectly embodying the design vision of Tokujin Yoshioka. Its central support, suspended between two horizontal planes, seems to defy gravity, evoking a balance poised between earth and sky, between past and future. The black cement finish enhances its sculptural strength, transforming its apparent lightness into a material and intense presence. A project of extraordinary engineering complexity, it embodies Desalto’s experience and mastery in metal craftsmanship, giving shape to an object where art and technique merge seamlessly.
With Element, the table becomes a sculptural gesture, an expression of perfect balance between art and engineering. Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, it is an object born from a poetic vision: a suspended volume in which a single central support seems to defy gravity, ideally connecting earth and sky. Its essential and rigorous form becomes a symbol of harmony and suspension, capable of conveying both calm and strength. Every element is conceived to enhance the material depth of the finishes and the precision of its construction, reflecting Desalto’s continuous pursuit of beauty, technology, and pure emotion.
Element evolves while preserving its sculptural identity. Alongside the iconic version with a single central support, two new interpretations expand the project’s potential: one featuring two intersecting legs, designed to accommodate larger tabletops, and another with a single base and elliptical top, introducing new visual fluidity and a more dynamic sense of proportion. Both versions express the same philosophy of balance between lightness and stability, technique and poetry, reaffirming Element as one of the highest expressions of Desalto’s aesthetic and structural research.
Element is a table with a strong architectural identity, the expression of perfect balance and the culmination of Desalto’s design and engineering expertise. Beyond its iconic form lies a work of complex and meticulous engineering, the result of years of mastery in metal craftsmanship. Every detail — invisible to the eye yet essential to the structure — reflects Desalto’s ability to transform technical precision into measured beauty, where balance and solidity coexist with a sense of absolute lightness.
Product information
height
72 cm
measures
Ø 140 cm
Ø 160 cm
height
72 cm
measures
200 x 99 cm
240 x 99 cm
height
72 cm
measures
300 x 99 cm
height
72 cm
measures
148 x 148 cm
Born in 1967. He worked under Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake, and established his own studio, TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA INC. in 2000. His experimental and innovative creations along with the nature and the senses, which transcend the boundaries of art, design, and architecture, are highly evaluated in the world. He received numbers of international design awards such as "Mainichi Design Award 2001", "Cultural Affairs Section of Government of Japan, Encourage Prize 2006", "Design Miami Designer of the Year 2007", "Elle Deco International Design Awards Designer of the Year 2009", "TOKYO Design & Art ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS Artist of the Year 2010. Some of his most important works are exhibited as a part of permanent collections in the world’s well-known museums such as Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou in Paris, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and Vitra Design Museum. Some pieces of “Water Block” are permanently exhibited with masterpieces of Monet, Cézanne and Renoir in the Impressionist Gallery at Musée d’Orsay, Paris.