50-year-old Italian family business Mingardo works with contemporary designers to produce metal furniture and products that are defined by elegant lines and exceptional detailing.

A carefully balanced composition of horizontal and vertical lines cross, touch and overlap each other in the Tartan dining table by Pordenone-born Milan-based designer Simone Bonanni. Made from varnished black iron, the table’s brass details – such as the strip that wraps the table top – appear like sharp blades of light.