Constructed of “matte black or white varnished water-jet drilled steel sheet,” the twin tables make no bones about their high-tech origins.

Manufacturer B&B Italia designs to provide the specifics of their genesis. The perforated pattern that is Digitable’s hallmark seems a tangible representation of the language of computers, and this is certainly one interpretation of the mysterious moniker.

designer: patricia urquiola
producer: b&b italia
materials: steel sheet
period: 2005