Design Siena: the resin table inspired by Romanesque-Gothic architecture
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Siena: the resin table inspired by Romanesque-Gothic architecture

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Anna Frattini

Siena is a table born from the collaboration between Mexican designer Adrian Cruz and Italian Sandro Giulianelli. The project revisits an idea originally developed by Giulianelli in the 1980s, now brought back to life through a contemporary language.

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Cruz chooses resin, his signature material, to reinterpret a design originally made with Alpi wood inlays. The result is a subtle balance between past and present, where the tradition of Italian design intertwines with a freer and more experimental material sensibility. The reference to the Cathedral of Siena, with its rigorous geometries and marble bichromy, is both explicit and powerful: the table becomes a sort of abstract homage to Romanesque-Gothic architecture, translated into furniture form.

The green lines blend into the translucent white resin, dissolving into an organic flow of colored material. The sandblasted surface finish enhances the visual vibration, making every reflection part of the design itself. Beneath it, an internal wooden structure ensures solidity, remaining faithful to Giulianelli’s original concept.

Made entirely by hand, Siena is a unique piece by definition: each table is different, customizable in size and tone, and capable of fitting naturally and elegantly into a variety of contexts — from domestic to museum spaces.

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In the dialogue between Cruz and Giulianelli, past and present meet not out of nostalgia, but to renew an authentic design gesture. Siena is not just a table, but a connection between matter, history, and vision — an object that captures time and transforms it into form.

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Written by Anna Frattini

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