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Modular systems are usually sold on their flexibility and bought on their footprint. Brunch gives both numbers: a three-arm star composition with 180 cm arms sits inside a circle 452 cm across, and with 140 cm arms the same figure drops to 373 cm. That is the measurement an architect needs before deciding whether a collaborative island belongs in a room — and it is rarely published.
What makes the star possible is a pair of 60° connecting elements, both 110 cm wide: one a curved sector with a 40 cm radius, one hexagonal. Designed by Romano Marcato for Lapalma in 2012, the system runs in three heights — 110, 90 and 74 cm — and in an electrified version. Lapalma lists it as a cafeteria counter, an office high table and a work station for public spaces. La Mercanti specifies it where a shared floor has to work as one plan, not as scattered furniture.
Collection: Brunch, modular system of high tables
Manufacturer: Lapalma
Design: Romano Marcato, 2012
Heights: 110, 90 and 74 cm (43.3, 35.4 and 29.1 in) — the column (105, 85 or 69 cm (41.3, 33.5 or 27.2 in)) plus the 5 cm (2 in) top
Lengths: 180, 140 and 70 cm (70.9, 55.1 and 27.6 in), with a constant depth of 70 cm (27.6 in)
Top thickness: 5 cm (2 in), of differentiated thickness: the top changes section along its length and curves down to the floor
Additional tops: 180 × 70 cm (70.9 × 27.6 in) and 140 × 70 cm (55.1 × 27.6 in), 5 cm (2 in) thick, to build larger compositions
Connecting elements: two 60° geometries, 110 cm (43.3 in) wide — one a curved sector with a 40 cm (15.7 in) radius, one hexagonal — opening the composition in the directions of a star and a wave
Star composition: three 180 cm (70.9 in) arms inscribed in a circle 452 cm (178 in) across; with 140 cm (55.1 in) arms the diameter drops to 373 cm (146.9 in)
Catalogue shapes: linear in 140 and 180, wave shape, s_shape, y_shape small and 180 double
Top: curved hollow-core wood with an internal frame in poplar and beech plywood
Top finishes: oak veneer in various finishes (including bleached oak and open-pore black), white laminate 406 abet, white Fenix® or matt white lacquer
Structure: leg and base plate in satin chrome metal, or white or black powder coating; foot under the leg in satin chrome
Levelling: height-adjustable glides on foot and base plate, to compensate the floor and stabilise the composition
Power: available in an electrified version
Uses declared by the manufacturer: cafeteria counter, high table for the office, work station in public spaces
Care: clean with a damp cloth or diluted neutral liquid detergent; do not use alcohol-based products, bleach, solvents or abrasives; to move it hold the structure, not the top; avoid off-centre loads; do not expose to weather or to heat sources above 40 °C; wood exposed to sunlight may change colour; maintenance work should be carried out by qualified personnel
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