249 Volage EX-S Cassina

Philippe Starck is credited for the design of the 249 Volage EX-S coffee table for Cassina, which is a reinvention of the traditional coffee table. With this new approach to seating's design, the coffee table is the room's focal point and main attraction, assuming the qualities of a spaceless relic that can meet any and all requirements.

The support surface features rounded edges and is finished in a wide choice of marbles to give it a sophisticated appearance. An additional top, which is practical for the positioning of magazines and other things, is supported by an aluminium base that is smaller than the top that is directly above it.

Philippe Starck's approach to "democratic design" eschews the formal stylistic elements typically associated with high design in favour of a simpler, more approachable aesthetic.