Gemma Bernal & Ramón Isern

GEMMA BERNAL (Barcelona, 1949) and RAMÓN ISERN (Barcelona, 1942-2025) for Disform.
Eclipse" coffee table, 1984.
Circular wooden tabletops and cylindrical legs in black.
Extendable system by means of a sliding tabletop.
In very good condition, with slight signs of use.
Measurements: 41 x 88/147 × 88 cm.

Eclipse coffee table, designed by Gemma Bernal and Ramón Isern for Disform in 1984. The piece stands out for its ingenious displacement system, which transforms a compact circular table into a double-surface composition, expanding its functionality without losing formal coherence.

The design is based on two superimposed circular planes, the opening of which generates a dynamic interplay of shapes and proportions. This solution, as simple as it is effective, gives the model its name and reinforces its graphic character: the movement of the panels evokes a sequence of eclipses, in which the surfaces are partially hidden and revealed.

Gemma Bernal and Ramón Isern, both trained at EINA, developed an outstanding career in Barcelona industrial design. They began their collaboration in the late sixties with Beth Galí, forming a team linked to product design, furniture and technical innovation. Bernal and Isern collaborated for more than twenty-five years, creating pieces such as the shower-phone, the Ona tableware, the Arquímedes lamp and the Eclipse table. Both combined their professional activity with teaching, contributing to the development and consolidation of industrial design in Barcelona.