Pair of Serge Castella Design Nerone Coffee Tables, circa 2020, Spain (TB0100)

DESCRIPTION: Pair of Serge Castella Design Nerone Stone Coffee Tables, circa 2020, Spain. Serge Castella coffee table design. Vintage Nerone sculpted Travertine stone panels and lacquered metal base. The combination of contemporary and vintage.

CONDITION: Good condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

DIMENSIONS: Height: 45cm (18in) Width: 60cm (23.5in) Depth: 60cm (23.5in).

REFERENCE: TB_0100

ABOUT THE DESIGNER: While studying fashion in Paris, Serge Castella spent his time wandering around flea markets and the Louvre. Becoming an antique dealer for him was evident. He left this urban lifestyle unhesitatingly to go back to his Spanish roots where he started his agency in 2006 with Jason Flinn. Castella includes unique and hand-crafted works into settings that underline his signature style. His golden rule: that the object keeps existing on its own, sober and significant. Historical reconstitutions do not interest him, on the contrary, he harmoniously integrates objects of diverse periods. A confession: mixing antiquities and XXe century designs always works.

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Giovanni Ceccarelli, or Nerone, was born in Pisa in 1937. After attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and Florence, he moved to Turin where he continued to live and work throughout his life. Nonetheless, he did travel extensively to many different countries around the world. In 1962, Nerone, together with his friend and fellow student Giancarlo Patuzzi, established Gruppo NP2. The group created work together until 1974. During this period, the two cooperated internationally, receiving many awards and collaborating with other artists as well. In their creations, they experimented a lot by using different materials. They made monumental sculptures as well as furniture and panels, working with metals, marble, concrete and wood. Their intention was to free art and produce something that was not limited inside galleries or museums, to make something that could become an important part of daily life. For that period, this idea was revolutionary. Unfortunately, due to different ideas, the eventually departed ways. However, Nerone never stopped creating his own work and, up until his death in 1996, he constructed panels and sculptures.