C r i s t a l l i n o

made in italia

design without limits

and always accept the challenge:

everything can be designed in a different and better way.

Adriano Design

a breath of emotion

A beauty that brings you to a standstill. Marvel at the clean design, gaze upon the craftsmanship, grin at the playful twist on a classic.

Exhale and enjoy.

inventing a new shape for Luxury.

Life is a game. True champions play with style and grace, emotion and passion.

Teckell celebrates this approach to life with its sophisticated spin on a traditional game.

The classic foosball table is reinvented as a coveted work of Italian art. A triumph for beauty and a timeless trophy for those who know how to play the game of life.

let each manthinK himself

an Act of God

let each manthinK himself

an Act of God

Philip James Bailey / Festus

Vital and virile, Man has the power to change the world.

a league of few.

An innate sense of style. Deep, primordial, a warmth that rises and swells within when beauty is before us.

This crystal-clear feeling that we’ve arrived at new frontier in design. Erudition has honed this sense that reveals itself in a knowing smile, a prolonged gaze, a fingertip that brushes the shimmering surface.

This is far more than an eye. It’s a vision that alights on the revolutionary adaption of a foosball table, seeing the elegance and majesty that graces a room.

Excellence resides in each of us. An innate sense of style. Deep, primordial, a warmth that rises and swells within when beauty is before us.

Teckell takes a pure, minimal approach in striving for perfection. A style reflected in its art. Clean lines, exact angles, exquisite materials selected with care.

Excellence exemplified.

purity of grace.

a hundred yearsof glory

a hundred yearsof glory

A remarkable invention speaks.A past that echoes, a future that calls out.

Vera Passionesince 1937.

Originally invented in Germany but soon exported all over Europe, Calcio Balillais a table transposition of soccer.Its concept takes shape in sport bars where soccer fans used to meet to celebrate their local teams victories on the field.

Its creation was possible thanks to the enthusiasm and the creativity of carpenters whose skills filled the lack of technology of that times.

it came by train on a foggy night.

The foosball table crossed the border into Italy on a December night. It was 1949. Marcel Zosso, a French table maker, arrived in Alessandria, ready to introduce his game to Italy.

His first suppliers were casket makers; his first carpenters were prisoners. The local Garlando family quickly put their artistry to work, unveiling Italy’s first commercial table in January 1950.

A Made in Italy table for a Made for Italy game. Called ‘Calcio Ballila’, the sport had found a new home.

purityall ’italiana.

purityall ’italiana.

Made in Italy is far more than geography. Roman-era sculptures, Renaissance painters, Contemporary design.

Made in Italy is a mindset that extols quality and creativity with no boundries.

portraitof italian Memories.

A passion shared by the people. Butchers or bankers, teenagers or little old men, they grab the rods,lean over the table, and become equals. They play in stuffy soccer team’s club houses in Rome, men’s only clubs in Milan, and on dusty piazzas in Palermo.

Generations that joke, jostle and find joy in a classic game.

inspired by northern italy’stimeless beauty.Northern Italy stirs the senses. Dramatic mountains bridging Italy’s Varese area and Switzerland soar above crystal clear lakes etched from the land by glaciers. Villages and villas dot Lake Como, just one of many in the Lake District that since the Roman era has been a refined retreat for aristocrats.

In the design capital of Milan, the future struts before our eyes. Models flaunting tomorrow’s look; designers visioning tomorrow’s interiors.

Northern Italy inspires Teckell’s artistry: timeless yet modern, sleek yet stylish, edgy yet elegant.

manufactured by Maestri Artigiani.

Old Masters creating modern masterpieces.

In Northern Italy, an artisan hunches over a workbench, painstakingly cutting a piece of crystal. The glass is the world’s finest and he knows it, just as Michelangelo knew his marble. He learned his craft from a maestro, a master craftsman, who was taught by another maestro.

Generations of artisans cutting crystal, carving wood, shaping metal with care, creativity and the touch that only a human hand can provide.

the soul is the mirror of an indestructable

universe

Man and his machines are revolutionizing design. An Italian artisan’s expert eyes and masterful hands applied to cutting-edge technology create perfection.

The Renaissance is now.

the soul is the mirror of an indestructable

universe

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

First-class materials.

A masterpiece begins with the finest elements. Crystal glass is the essence of a Teckell table. Those marvelous atoms arranged just right create a solid that shimmers and reflects.

A quintessentially cool surface that is both precious and tough. Anchored with understated yet durable aluminum-coated fittings, the table withstands epic matches. The players are indefatigable, limited-edition foosball men crafted with materials used in aeronautics technology.

This ‘leggerezza’ that only crystal and Teckell can transmit.

innovation meetsdesign

The straight, clean lines of modern Italian design demand precision. Everything. Exactly. Right. A perfectionism nourished by technology.

Teckell’s bold, minimal designs are realized with cutting-edge tools. Innovation and design blend to create artwork for living. It’s the balance of science and art that Leonardo da Vinci depicted in his Vitruvian Man. Perfect proportions, purely Italian.

C R I S TA L L I N O nude elegance

C R I S TA L L I N O nude elegance

Innovation and technology, inspiring gatherings that matter.

Looking into Crystal.

The gaze rests on the jewel. And then peers inside. No illusion, simply perfection and a diamond-like transparency. Being flawless, the crystal has inherent strength. Being clear, the quality craftsmanship is on display, the excellence exposed. Cristallino presents innovation and sophisticated technology.

A table of enduring beauty for endless matches. See into the glorious future of foosball.

Perfection lies in details.

The junction of creativity and technology make magic. A crystal-clear table that reveals all yet hides its inner workings. Joints reinforced with stainless steel cleverly connect the legs’ long, clear plates. The fixtures are minimal and refined, sturdy yet resilient. Special carbon steel springs cushion the rods. Infinite pulls and pushes are possible.

The Cristallino appears delicate yet appearances deceive. Illusions are shattered in the details.

UniquePedigree.

The parts make it wholly different. Each component bears the touch of an Italian artisan. A master craftsman who schemed and dreamed, debated and created a vital part for the table. Handcut crystal, palm-perfect handles, precise stainless steel goals. Each made specifically and solely for Teckell.

A rare, incomparable find in a mass-produced world. Even the foosball men dare to be different. Limited edition players are dressed for success in finishes ranging from a luminous white

Gianfranco Barban received his degree in

Architecture in 1994 from the Politecnico di

Milano. His first experiences in explorations in

research and design started very early in the

laboratory of his family’s custom carpentry

workshop. From this manual work experience

Barban developed his natural knowledge of

materials and their principle characteristics.

“Producing this remarkable piece presented us with many challanges in the execution. We spent hours studying any littles functional and aesthetic detail of the project, making several prototypes. We are proud we were able to produce a top quality foosball table. A unique piece.”

A Made in Italy experience.

Gianfranco Barban, CEO B.Lab Italia

“Our project Teckell is to give a new life to the game foosball, introducing it as it as an elegant design piece in our formal living spaces. It was challenging and ambitious the idea to transform a game table typically found at the corner bar into luxury lifestyle icon.”

Gabriele and Davide Adriano are Professors

at the department of Industrial Design at the

Politecnico di Torino and guest professors in

various schools and universities around the world.

Their projects have received numerous awards

including the Good Design Award 2009 and the

XXI edition of the Compasso d’Oro.

Shaping a luxury lifestyle icon.

4. Joints for glass sheets

1. 3.2. 4.

Solid aluminum joints made with a milling cutter then chrome plated and polished. These are attached without screws or rivets to preserve the minimal look of the table.

Playing field in laminated, shatterproof crystal 8+8. Available in clear, green, or smoked crystal glass. Field’s dimensions in line with regulations for a full-sized foosball table.

2. Side walls

3. Playing f ield

The crystal side walls increase the speed of the game. Glass walls are harder than the typical wood walls giving the ball a better bounce.

Body made of 15-mm-thick, tempered clear crystal. Flawless bevels, glossy finish. 1. Body

Designed for inf inite games

Made to measure for every player

Every piece is created for high-level shock absorption.

Almost every part of the foosball table is custom made. Hidden, adjustable feet make it possible to change the table’s level.

Rods

Foosmen Foosballs

Handles

Goals Score counters

Maximum eff iciency assembly

Heavy steel rods with a 3 mm thickness and double chrominum plating for greater durability.

Foosmen in lightweight alluminum alloy with five finish choices: chrome plated, nickel plated, 24k gold plated, white varnish, black varnish.

Foosballs made of various materials and in three different weights for altering the game’s speed and the relative sound of the ball bouncing on the glass.

Handles in chrome-plated aluminum, dismountable and interchangeable.

Goals with frames in hand-polished stainless steel, nets tied and sewn by hand on the frame.

Bearings and score counters in chrome-plated brass.

With eight screws, one can assemble the table. Composition

Glass

Aluminum

Steel

Brass

Seals and small parts (rubber, iron, nylon, plastic)

85,8%

8%

3,6 %

1,8% 0,8 %

CustomizationOption of personalizing the table with a sandblasted incision on the side walls or playing field.

Engineering by

BLab Italia srl

Design by

Adriano Design, Torino

Photography

2-3 Samuel Kreuzer4, Cristallino Section, Max Sarotto

8,11 Larusmiani Milano12-13, 18-19, 26-27 Alessio Comalli

14 Istituto Luce, Archivi Alinari, Firenze17 Archivio Storico, Fondazione FS Italiane

20 Motumen23 Marco Scisetti

Concept & Art Direction

Elisabetta Taddei, Elita Design Studio, Parma

Graphic Design

Marta Razzetti, Elita Design Studio, Parma

Translations & Copywriting

Nancy Greenleese, Roma

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