Gemma Bernal & Ramón Isern

GEMMA BERNAL (1949) and RAMÓN ISERN (1942) for BD.
Órbita" coffee table. 1986.
Black stained wood veneer top.
Solid concrete base.
Measurements: 43 x 89 x 89 cm.

Órbita coffee table designed in 1986 by Gemma Bernal and Ramón Isern for BD Ediciones de Diseño. The industrial designers Ramón Isern and Gemma Bernal worked under the Bernal/Isern brand from 1967 to 1999. Their designs are characterized by a sober style and functionality.

Low table with black tinted top and conical concrete base. It emphasizes the balance between its industrial aesthetics and its handcrafted finish. It has an eccentric arm with a double rotation system that allows the table top to move independently from the center of the base, hence its name.

Ramon Isern Falgueras is an industrial designer who formed his first design team in 1967 with Beth Galí and Gemma Bernal. The result of their collaboration is a telephone shower that won a Delta de Oro. From 1973 until 1999 he worked with Gemma Bernal. His designs are developed mainly in the field of furniture, home furnishings and audio equipment.