paolo & francesco

Joinery as Identity.

Paolo and Francesco are a pair of side tables made from laser-cut PMMA, assembled through joinery — no glue, no screws, just precision. Built as compact cubes (40×40×40 cm, ~600 g), they feel graphic and architectural while staying light and practical. They ship flat and assemble tool-free in minutes, making them naturally suited for contemporary home use and design retail. The system supports a range of finishes and colorways, keeping manufacturing lean while enabling a scalable collection.

Paolo e Francesco sono due tavolini in PMMA tagliato al laser, montati a incastro: niente colle, niente viti, solo precisione. Compatti e leggeri (40×40×40 cm, ~600 g), grafici e architettonici ma super pratici — si spediscono piatti e si montano senza attrezzi in pochi minuti. Il sistema supporta varianti di finitura e colore, mantenendo la produzione snella e la collezione scalabile.

Part of the Transparent Experiments series — same joinery logic, different typology. → See Anemone&Medusa 

Availability: Prototype / In development (technical pack & timeline on request)
Partnerships: Manufacturing & distribution (Italy/international) · Licensing/royalties

Paolo & Francesco

Tag: anemone / designinnovation / desklamp / Flapstudio / Istituto Italiano del Rame / lamp / minimalistdesign / PMMA / suspendedlamp