Dorotea

There are two versions of Dorotea designed by Roberto Lazzeroni: the toilette and the desk, both made of solid American walnut and veneered plywood.
It is a piece of furniture "characterized by a snappy sign, by feminine and sinuous shapes … in the dressing table version a drop-leaf cut out on the top opens to reveal a mirror and a container in white maple. A small bench becomes a comfortable seat." These are the words of the designer who defines his own design research as "sentimental", because it is guided by the rediscovery of "forgotten" furnishing elements such as the mobile bar, the gueridon, the buffet, the coiffeuse, and the dressing table. Just like Dorotea which, with its dynamic and feminine design, is inspired by the Elegy console. The turned legs, which are very thin with the foot slightly inclined at the front, are wider in the upper portion to accommodate the 6.5 cm oval top. It consists of a 2 cm frame that runs along the entire silhouette.
A drop-leaf with mirror is carved into its surface, which reveals storage divided into compartments of multiple dimensions, and embellished with a leather bottom.
Designing a cross-sectional object like Dorotea required the creation of a surface with a minimum thickness that was not visually disproportionate with the legs, but at the same time was able to accommodate storage.