Poltrona Frau Cestlavie Small Table with Storage Designed by GamFratesi

Cestlavie is a storage unit/coffee table by Gamfratesi for Poltrona Frau. Legs made from steel with molded die-cast aluminum joints connecting them to the supporting structure. Adjustable steel feet with protective felt pads. Basket made from woven strips of 2 mm thick Saddle Extra leather with pleated raw-edge seam. The inside surface of the strips is finished with a transparent wax treatment. The strips are attached and stitched by hand, with waxed thread, to a saddle leather disk at the bottom of the basket. The basket is closed using two semi-circular MDF panels connected at the center by a solid beech crossbar that acts as a hinge and enables it to be opened 180°.

Cestlavie is a coffee table taking inspiration from the traditional sewing basket. The meticulous craftsmanship pays tribute to Poltrona Frau’s time-honored leather culture and artisanship. Saddle Extra Leather straps, each expertly and individually handwoven, give shape to the cover. Supported by a tubular aluminum structure, the storage unit appears to be suspended on thin, almost graphic, steel supports.