‘I wanted to make a singular yet elegant side table and came up with a design with shapes that didn’t quite match. I found this concept visually interesting. Then the idea arose to reuse materials. For this, I talked to Montis’s steel supplier. The base of the Olio is made of leftover material from chair legs and the top from leftover shelves. As a result, the top is split into 3-4 parts, which, in my view, produces a beautiful formal language. The Olio is specifically tailored to the Aztec sofa in terms of dimensions and appearance. For example, you can slide the table partly over the ottoman. But it also works well with other sofas!’

Max Lipsey – designer