由詹弗兰科·弗拉蒂尼设计的意大利可旋转咖啡茶几是由实木、黄铜和铜制成的特殊作品。 茶几的顶部是一块黄铜圆盘，展示了材料的自然质感，并被置于方形实木桌面上。它有四个小抽屉可以存放小件物品。 在抽屉下面，还有可以存放大件物品的柜子。 这张茶几最突出的特点是其可旋转的设计，因为桌子底部是一条圆腿，与顶部的黄铜圆板相呼应。 这样的设计在20世纪60年代十分罕见。

Italian Swivel Coffee Table by Gianfranco Frattini is an exceptional piece that made of wood, brass and copper. The top of the coffee table is a brass rounded plate, that showcased a natural texuture of the material, and placed on square wood surface. It has four small drawers for small items. Under the drawers, it also has cabinets that can be stored large items. The most outsanding character of this coffee table is rotating because the bottom of the table is a rounded leg that echos the brass rounded plate on the top. It is such a rare design in 1960s.

关于设计师

詹弗兰科·弗拉蒂尼是一位意大利建筑师和设计师。他是 1950 年代末 至 1960 年代发起意大利设计运动的其中一员，他设计的产品被世界上最重要的设计和装饰艺术博物馆永久收藏，包括现代艺术博物馆、史密森尼博物馆和库珀·休伊特国 家设计博物馆。同时他还是米兰三年展 Medaglie 和 Gran Premio 两项大奖的得主，作为意大利设计的关键人物被铭记。

1953 年，弗拉蒂尼毕业于米兰理工大学 (Politecnico di Milano)，获得建筑学学位，后进入意大利设计教父吉奥·庞蒂(Gio Ponti)开设的建筑设计所学习和工作。这是一个关键的决定，促成了他与意大利国宝级家具品牌 Cassina 创始人之间的深度合作， 后者在弗拉蒂尼的职业生涯中是一个非常重要的人物。之后他在米兰开设了自己的设计工作室，并分别与知名家具制造商 Bernini、Progetti，灯具照明制造商 Arteluce、 Artemide 等进行合作。除了家具设计，弗拉蒂尼还曾被委托主导重要商业项目的室内设计，如鹳鸟俱乐部、圣安德鲁斯餐厅和东京的希尔顿酒店。

About the designer

Gianfranco Frattini was an Italian architect and designer. He was one of those who initiated the Italian design movement in the late 1950s and 1960s, and his designs are in the permanent collections of the world's most important museums of design and decorative arts, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. He is also the winner of two awards at the Milan Triennale, the Medaglie and the Gran Premio, and is remembered as a key figure in Italian design.

After graduating from Politecnico di Milano in 1953 with a degree in architecture, Frattini went on to study and work in the architectural office run by Gio Ponti, the godfather of Italian design. This was a key decision that led to a deep collaboration between him and the founder of Cassina, the Italian national furniture brand, who was a very important figure in Frattini's career. He then opened his own design studio in Milan and collaborated with renowned furniture manufacturers Bernini and Progetti, and lighting manufacturers Arteluce and Artemide respectively. In addition to furniture design, Frattini has been commissioned to lead the interior design of important commercial projects such as the Stork Club, the St Andrews restaurant and the Hilton Hotel in Tokyo.