SATURNO Collection
Mario Botta, 2025
With the SATURNO collection, Alias renews its collaboration with the architect from Ticino, which began in the 1980s. The table and coffee table system is characterised by an architectural design in an artful interplay of solids and voids that gives the product lightness and visual dynamism. The solid central base characterises the entire collection: four mass-coloured MDF elements are anchored to a shiny black powder-coated steel cylinder. The result is a sculptural structure, characteristic of Botta's architectural language, on which the table tops rest, available in various sizes and finishes.
In the 72 cm height version the tabletop consists of a circular ring element and a round transparent extra-clear glass insert which allows light to pass through like a skylight in architecture, illuminating the sculptural base and creating a refined interplay of transparencies.
In the Saturno 48 coffee table, the single leg is proportionally smaller than the dining table and supports a top available in glass or natural stone.
AboutSATURNO
The SATURNO collection is enriched with two exclusive versions expressing the perfect stylistic vision of the architect from Ticino. Saturno table MB edition features a light grey MDF base with black edges, which supports an elegant acid-etched glass top, completed by a refined central extra-clear glass insert. Saturno 48 low table MB edition features an all-black MDF base that supports an acid-etched glass top with a central hole, a detail that recalls the original design of the project. The geometric purity of shapes and the rigorous compositional balance emphasise the continuity between design and architecture, the hallmark of the design language of Mario Botta.
"In designing the table for Alias, I drew inspiration from Saturn: its shape, with the iconic ring surrounding it, is echoed in the balance between the top and the base. I wanted an object that expressed both lightness and stability, just like a planet in orbit." — Mario Botta
