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Tavolo con Ruote dimension drawings for the six sizesTavolo con Ruote dimension drawings for the six sizes
Tavolo con Ruote size table showing the 9.8 inch heightTavolo con Ruote size table showing the 9.8 inch height
Portrait of designer Gae AulentiPortrait of designer Gae Aulenti
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with black wheels on a white background
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table on industrial wheels in front of a white sofa and a blue wall
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with wheels beside a sofa, styled with books and objects
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table in a bright minimal living room with a gray sofa
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table in front of a blue sofa in a white living room
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with black wheels in a loft living room with a gray sofa
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table in a living room with a gray sofa and green curtains
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with black wheels in front of a white sectional sofa
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Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table on wheels in a living room with a beige sofa
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with white vases and books in a bright living room
Corner of the Tavolo con Ruote glass top resting on a black wheel, seen from above a green floor
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with black wheels, studio view
Tavolo con Ruote rectangular glass coffee table with wheels, studio view
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Tavolo con Ruote glass top with black wheels on a wooden floor
Tavolo con Ruote large glass top with four black wheels, studio view
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with black wheels, studio view
Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with black wheels, side view
Close-up of a Tavolo con Ruote industrial wheel beneath the glass top
Close-up of a Tavolo con Ruote industrial wheel with a metal fork
Close-up of a Tavolo con Ruote industrial wheel under the glass top
Tavolo con Ruote wheel with a black metal bracket on the glass edge
Tavolo con Ruote wheel and bracket seen against a white background
Tavolo con Ruote wheel bracket and glass corner
Close-up of a Tavolo con Ruote wheel hub
Tavolo con Ruote dimension drawings for the six sizes
Tavolo con Ruote size table showing the 9.8 inch height
Portrait of designer Gae Aulenti
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FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote Table

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Tavolo con Ruote glass coffee table with black wheels on a white background
FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote Table
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The FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote is Gae Aulenti's 1980 coffee table: a ground float-glass top on industrial wheels with painted metal brackets. It comes in six sizes, from 100 x 100 cm to 150 x 150 cm, in rectangular and square formats.

An industrial trolley used at the FontanaArte plant to transport glass: this was the object that inspired Gae Aulenti to design her Tavolo con Ruote.
— FontanaArte

The Design Story

The table is a specimen of intuitive design that skips the drawing board stage and goes straight from the idea of an everyday item to the prototype stage. It replaces the factory trolley's wooden shelf with a chunky sheet of glass, a tribute to the company's production history, and fits free-rolling industrial wheels. The nature of the object and its intended use are transformed by replacing just one simple part.

About the Designer

Gae Aulenti, designer of the FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote

Gae Aulenti graduated in 1953 from the Politecnico di Milano and began her professional career in Milan in 1956, focusing on architectural design, interior and industrial design, as well as theatre scenography. In 1979 she was appointed artistic director of FontanaArte, a company for which she also designed timeless lamps and furnishings still featured in its catalogue, among them the Giova lamp (1964), the Table with Wheels (1980) and the Tour table (1993). Her architectural work includes the renovation and new installations for the Musée d'Orsay (1980-86) and the Musée National d'Art Moderne at the Centre Pompidou (1982-85), and the renovation of Palazzo Grassi in Venice (1985-86).

Why You'll Love It

  • Ground float-glass top on free-rolling industrial wheels
  • Six sizes, rectangular and square
  • A 1980 Gae Aulenti design, still made in Milano
  • Painted metal wheel brackets for an industrial look

Product Details

Brand FontanaArte
Designer Gae Aulenti (1980)
Material Ground float glass top; industrial wheels with painted metal brackets
Finish Transparent glass, black wheels
Height 9.8 in (per the size table in the photo gallery)

Sizes and SKUs

Size Shape SKU
55.1 x 27.6 in (140 x 70 cm) Rectangle LM-FONT-F1000TB150TR00
59.1 x 39.4 in (150 x 100 cm) Rectangle LM-FONT-F1010TB150TR10
39.4 x 39.4 in (100 x 100 cm) Square LM-FONT-F1110TB150TR00
43.3 x 43.3 in (110 x 110 cm) Square LM-FONT-F1120TB150TR20
47.2 x 47.2 in (120 x 120 cm) Square LM-FONT-F1130TB150TR30
59.1 x 59.1 in (150 x 150 cm) Square LM-FONT-F1140TB150TR40

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Frequently Asked Questions: FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote Table by Gae Aulenti

Who designed the FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote coffee table, and when?

The FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote coffee table was designed by Gae Aulenti in 1980, the year after she was appointed artistic director of FontanaArte. Aulenti graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in 1953 and worked across architecture, interiors, industrial design and theatre; her architectural work includes the Musée d'Orsay installations and the renovation of Palazzo Grassi in Venice.

What inspired Gae Aulenti's Tavolo con Ruote table?

An industrial trolley used at the FontanaArte plant to transport glass. Aulenti went straight from that everyday object to a prototype, skipping the drawing board. She replaced the trolley's wooden shelf with a chunky sheet of glass, a tribute to the company's production history, and kept free-rolling industrial wheels, transforming the object's nature and use by changing one simple part.

What is the FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote table made of?

The FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote table has a ground float-glass top set on industrial wheels with painted metal brackets. The finish is transparent glass with black wheels, so the heavy glass sheet appears to float above the four wheels, giving the table its distinctly industrial, gallery-like character in a contemporary or loft interior.

Does the FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote coffee table roll?

Yes. The FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote coffee table is fitted with free-rolling industrial wheels, one at each corner, mounted on painted metal brackets that hold the glass top. The wheels are the heart of Gae Aulenti's design, carried over directly from the factory trolley that originally moved sheets of glass around the FontanaArte plant.

What sizes does the FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote table come in?

The FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote table comes in six sizes. Rectangular: 55.1 x 27.6 in (140 x 70 cm) and 59.1 x 39.4 in (150 x 100 cm). Square: 39.4 x 39.4 in (100 x 100 cm), 43.3 x 43.3 in (110 x 110 cm), 47.2 x 47.2 in (120 x 120 cm) and 59.1 x 59.1 in (150 x 150 cm).

How tall is the FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote coffee table?

The FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote coffee table stands 9.8 in (24.9 cm) high, according to the size table shown in the photo gallery. That low height, set by the glass top resting on its industrial wheels, places it firmly as a coffee table in front of a sofa or sectional, in any of its six rectangular and square sizes.

How does the Tavolo con Ruote suit a modern interior?

The transparent ground float-glass top keeps the FontanaArte Tavolo con Ruote visually light, while the black industrial wheels and painted metal brackets give it a raw, factory-born edge. It sits naturally in minimalist living rooms and lofts, and as a 1980 Gae Aulenti design still made in Milano, it brings a piece of Italian design history to the room.

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