Oraltempo Table & Clock Set by Vincenzo Castellana for DESINE

Space or time? Both! Time is measured with minutes, but it is represented with centimetres. The shape of time is the circle of a clock. Oraltempo is a wall clock table which, thanks to its removable ring, can be transformed into a six-seater round table. During the week we run against time and then a clock can be our reference point. But during the weekend we can slow down and allow ourselves the luxury of dinner with friends, during which we can forget about the passing of time. Here the clock is replaced by the table: same circular shape, different use and way of living it. Oraltempo is a space-time game, a multiuse object can make us reflect on the time we give to things, but especially on what we dedicate to people.

Vincenzo Castellana is art director and designer of the Desine collection. Born in Milan in 1970, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Palermo where he collaborated on courses in scenography and architectural design. In 1998, he was selected by ‘Designing Craft Europe’ with the object ‘Bidi-Tridi’ and in 2005 he founded the ‘Community of good product designOrientity’ and ‘Lp permanent laboratory’, nominated by the ADI Design Index 2007 in the category Research and training in design. In December 2008, with Vanni Pasca, he founded the Sicilian delegation of the ADI, covering the role of president until 2015. 2012 he is professor of Strategic Design and Interior Architecture, in the degree course of Industrial Design and Visual Communication, at the design school of the academy Abadir in Catania.