Skorpio Ceramic-Wood Round Dining Table
Skorpio Ceramic–Wood Round Dining Table
By Cattelan Italia | Designer: Andrea Lucatello
The Skorpio Ceramic–Wood Round Dining Table reinterprets the iconic Skorpio base in a welcoming round format, balancing sculptural geometry with warm natural materials. The striking crisscross steel base creates a dynamic architectural presence, while the wood top introduces richness and texture. A refined ceramic insert at the center adds durability and contrast, offering the beauty of stone with resistance to heat, scratches, and stains.
If you are completely torn between the cozy, organic warmth of a wooden dining table and the high-end, dramatic luxury of a marble centerpiece, the Skorpio Ceramic-Wood Round (designed by Andrea Lucatello and Paolo Cattelan for Cattelan Italia) is the ultimate compromise. It takes the most iconic, famous dining base in Cattelan Italia’s entire catalog and pairs it with a brilliantly practical dual-material top. It anchors a room with undeniable architectural gravity while remaining incredibly warm, tactile, and practical for daily family life.
The tabletop is built as a massive nested circle, brilliantly dividing the surface into two distinct tactile zones. The outer rim is a wide band of premium hardwood, crafted from either Canaletto Walnut (NC) or Burned Oak (RB). This provides a rich, natural texture right where you and your guests rest your arms, keeping the table feeling grounded and deeply inviting. Placed perfectly flush inside the wooden ring is an expansive insert made of Cattelan Italia’s elite Marmi Ceramic. This gives you the intense, dramatic veining of rare Italian marble (like Glossy Sahara Noir, Alabastro, or Golden Calacatta) right where the heavy lifting happens. It is completely non-porous, scratch-resistant, stain-proof, and heat-resistant, so you never have to panic about hot serving dishes or spilled wine. Optionally, It allows the central stone circle to rotate 360 degrees silently. It acts as a built-in, luxury Lazy Susan, turning shared family-style dinners or formal holiday hosting into an effortless, highly interactive experience.
The absolute soul of the Skorpio is its intersecting steel base. Instead of four standard corner legs or a bulky central pillar, the base is a complex web of heavy-duty steel blades that crisscross in the center of the floor. The genius of this design is how it plays with visual weight. From one angle, the base looks like a solid, heavy steel hourglass. Take two steps to the left, and it suddenly opens up into an airy, transparent starburst. It commands attention without ever making your room feel cluttered or heavy. You can ground the table with highly textured, light-catching embossed steel (like Titanium, Bronze, Graphite, or Black) or elevate it to pure luxury with hand-finished metallics like Brushed Bronze, Brushed Grey, or Oxybrass.
The Skorpio Ceramic-Wood Round is the gold standard of modern dining for a reason. It is designed for a home that wants the undeniable "wow factor" of an iconic Italian gallery sculpture but refuses to sacrifice everyday warmth. The circular wood perimeter softens the harsh lines of a modern space, the ceramic core handles the chaotic reality of daily family meals without a single stain, and the starburst base anchors the room flawlessly.