Postmodern table model Serenissimo designed by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Acerbis

Postmodern Italian table model Serenissimo designed by designers Lella and Massimo Vignelli for the Acerbis brand, circa 1980.
Barrel-shaped glass top resting on four cylindrical legs in lacquered steel with steel crosspieces.
Publisher and manufacturer label on each foot.
Slight signs of wear

Dimensions:
Height: 70cm
Width: 300cm
Depth: in the middle (at the widest) 120 cm / at the sides 74 cm
The thickness of the top: 1.50 cm
Diameter of each cylindrical foot: 27.5 cm

The legacy of Massimo Vignelli and Lella Vignelli is seen all over the logos of Bloomingdale's, Ford and American Airlines, among others.
Besides their work in branding, they were prolific designers of modernist furniture, products and interiors.
The duo's collaborations, which span 50 years, have left a deep mark on design and wider visual culture.
After meeting in Italy, Lella (1934-2016) and Massimo (1931-2014) began working together in 1961 and, ten years later, established Vignelli Associates in New York. A self-described “information architect,” Massimo focused on streamlining complex ideas into clear, visually appealing forms. (Witness the graphic identity he co-created with Bob Noorda for the New York City Transit Authority as well as his influential 1972 subway map.)
Perhaps the most recognizable piece from the Vignellis, for example, is the Mouchoir chair, a stackable office chair made of compression-molded plastic that has the appearance of fabric floating in the air. It was created for Knoll in 1983 after designing the brand's logo.
The couple's influence can also be seen in the Saratoga line (1964), the first collection of lacquered furniture, which contributed to the emergence of the "brilliant" look of the decade (and beyond). When the Vignellis created the Poltrona Frau interview chair in 1988 for an Italian TV station, it became highly sought after, "showing the power of TV media," the couple once said. Like their elementary graphic designs, the Kono (1984) and Pisa (1985) tables – both created for Casigliani – reduce table form to geometric forms.
Vignelli furniture is often referred to as the work of Massimo Vignelli alone, although he fought for Lella to be recognized for his work, going so far as to throw out magazines that failed to give him due credit. As he wrote of their lifelong collaboration in his book Designed By: Lella Vignelli: "It's not holding a pencil with four hands that makes a partnership; it's sharing the creative act and exercise creative criticism that is reflected in the final result."

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