Serenissimo. Designed by David Law. Manufactured by Acerbis.

The Acerbis Serenissimo Table, designed by David Law, debuted in 1985, and, admittedly, it retains a sort of Miami-Vice-Esque vibe, but I mean this in the best possible way. After returning from a police auction, Frasier Crane’s father once said, “man, those drug dealers sure have good taste.”

The Serenissimo might confirm this assertion: I see it as a set-piece for an atypically somber and atmospheric episode (of Miami Vice, though it might look nice in Frasier’s apartment as well), or it could feature prominently in something by Michal Mann (he of The Insider and Heat fame). DeNiro or Pacino could perhaps throw someone through it, in a most surprising and aesthetically intriguing way.

Serenissimo means “serenity,” and the flagship version of this piece, with its blue-tinted opalescent crystal top and matching pillar legs with brushed plaster finish, speaks to all the word implies. I see it in the parlor of an Italian villa, reflecting the light of a Mediterranean sunset in prisms throughout the room; or in the living room of a South Beach bungalow, its doors thrown open to the pool beyond, the gentle surf, the cooling night-time breeze.

But if the original version isn’t your cup of tea, look to manufacturer Acerbis, who updated the table in 2006 in accord with their philosophy of “aiming at a constant tension towards high quality and establishing new reference points in taste and sensibility.” In the case of the Serenissimo, this means options for the top (transparent or opaque, different thicknesses), as well as the base (choice of materials: Venetian-blown glass, stainless steel, or traditional encaustic plaster available in a choice of colors).

Whatever your personal vision of serenity, Acerbis will help make it a reality.

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