Concinnitas Collection by Elementi Limited.

Design by Mattia Biagi and Cardenio Petrucci.

Inspired by the genius of Italian Renaissance–era polymath Leon Battista Alberti—known for his elegant theories of harmony in mathematics and spatial proportion—the new, limited-edition Concinnitas Collection by ELEMENTI has a quietly daring, theatrical quality, thanks to the juxtaposition of its visual mass and open, cut-out base. The Latin term concinnitas means roughly: an elegant or skillful joining of several things. In this case, reductive geometry meets the weighty character of limestone—a perfect balance of modern form and classical materiality. 

“The idea was to present a design story through a specific type of limestone called la pietra Leccese,” says Petrucci. Biagi adds, “The stone was used for a majority of the Baroque–era buildings in the town of Lecce in southern Italy’s Apulia region and it’s responsible for the area’s monochromatic—and somewhat surreal—built landscape.”

Hand-carved by Italian artisans from a single piece of stone sourced from the prized Apulia region, Concinnitas takes its cues from contemporary fine art and exhibition design but it also speaks to the past, a spin on age-old motifs that adds modern vitality to traditional forms. The table's refined finish—smooth but left unfilled—adds tonal depth to the piece's monochromatic palette.