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Sol Side Table
LIGHT AND SHADOW, TRANSPARENCY AND REFLECTIONS
Designed in 2021 by the Barcelona-based duo OrtegaGuijarro for ClassiCon, the Sol Side Table thoughtfully balances form, function, and visual poetry. Constructed from layered glass panels in subtly varied sizes, Sol shifts its appearance as perspective and lighting change, creating delicate interactions of transparency, reflections, and shadow. This versatility led the Stylepark jury to award Sol the prestigious Stylepark Selected Award in 2021, highlighting its capacity to blend gracefully into diverse settings while expressing a clear contemporary identity.
Behind the Sol Table stand Carlos Guijarro and Alex Ortega, whose studio, founded in 2017, merges industrial precision with artistic intuition. Their approach centers around curiosity and experimentation, drawing inspiration from the everyday details that surround us. This vision comes to life through a short film by OrtegaGuijarro and producer Robin Barnes, with music composed by Edgar Pacheca, capturing the essence of Sol’s design: an exploration of simplicity and complexity, constantly shifting silhouettes, and the interplay between light and shadow.
Side table. Parsol glass in bronze or grey. Or crystal glass with colored inlay in royal blue.
Dimensions
W. 50cm (19 5/8”) D. 45cm (17 3/4”) H. 41/51cm (16 1/8”/ 20 3/32”)
Film Apex, Sol Side Table
A story of light and shadow, of transparency and reflections. A process of creativity taking shape. A product design with an impressive wealth of facets and ever changing silhouettes.
Movie Direction: OrtegaGuijarro
Movie Production: Robin Barnes
Art Direction: OrtegaGuijarro
Music Production: Edgar Pacheca
DESIGNEr
Carlos Guijarro and Alex Ortega
Carlos Guijarro and Alex Ortega
Sol Side Table
Carlos Guijarro and Alex Ortega stand behind the design studio OrtegaGuijarro founded in 2017 in Barcelona. The two designers with a background in industrial and interior design have set themselves the goal to create individual and surprising everyday solutions with their work. The trademark of their designs is clear and, at the same time, poetic aesthetics. On their way towards their goal, they always set out on a search for the perfect interface between curiosity, experimentation and technical innovation. The disciplines within which they move comprise art and fashion as well as technology.
“Everything is inspiration, everyday life is full of details, forms and lines – you just have to find a good starting point.” - Alex Ortega
MANUFACTURER
CLASSICON
Good furniture is like a good friend: somebody we like to have around and who accompanies us through life, wherever it may take us. We have been producing this kind of furniture since 1990. At the time, ClassiCon emerged from the traditional Vereinigte Werkstätten in Munich.
The licenses for the designs by famous designers of classic modernism, including Eileen Gray, Eckart Muthesius and Otto Blümel, formed the cornerstone for today’s collection. Soon, furniture by contemporary designers such as Sebastian Herkner, Neri & Hu, Konstantin Grcic and Jader Almeida followed. From the beginning, ClassiCon intentionally created a suspenseful relationship between classics and contemporary design. Owner Oliver Holy has had a lasting impact on the family-run company with his passion for design, architecture and art for almost 20 years now. Since mid-2024, he and CEO Timotheus Günak have been jointly managing ClassiCon.
Design, function and quality at the highest level plus a good amount of emotion – this is our vision: furniture design that convinces and accompanies people through their lives, something reliable and beautiful that is used and appreciated and, in the best case, passed down.
How much spirit of departure does a piece of furniture contain? At ClassiCon, you will only find innovative furniture that expresses the courage to depart from familiar ground. Some of the pieces carry big names, and each can look back on a proud design history, sometimes over several decades or even an entire century. Others, however, are only at the beginning of writing their own big stories.
We consider it our task to accompany and enable a multitude of such stories – now and in the future. For this purpose, we are continuously expanding our partner network and engage in intensive dialogs with international designers, often young and unknown.
Local craft businesses that bring design ideas to life through their skills and expertise play an equally important role for us. Through our production methods, we aim to bring this craftsmanship and wealth of experience to light and secure it for the future.
Designs from the ClassiCon collection can be found in museum collections around the world. Rare and precious originals by Eileen Gray, for example, are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the National Museum of Ireland and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In the meantime, designs by our contemporary designers have found a place in collections: classics of the future are exhibited or archived in various contexts. They represent formal innovation, originality and quality. With each selection, we are delighted about the success of the designers and the confirmation of our work.
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