Brand guide · Made in Italy · Modern Studio, Laguna Beach
NAOS: Italian Action Design, and what ships in 2–4 weeks.
For four decades NAOS has built furniture around movement: glass and ceramic tops that glide, rotate and open with one gesture. Here is the story, the designers, how the mechanisms work, and every NAOS QuickShip piece we can deliver from New Jersey stock.
The story
Furniture as a “domestic aesthetic machine.”
NAOS began in the mid-1980s, when founder Mario Morbidelli set out, with a small group of designers, to make furniture whose common trait was movement. The first collection was about a dozen extendable tables and coffee tables, each transforming its shape through an original mechanism. NAOS calls the idea Action Design.
Today the company is led by Thomas Morbidelli, president and creative director. In his words, the mechanisms “allow a wide range of movements in the living space — not simply extending, but also shifting the tops in different directions, raising or dropping them, opening or closing them,” all with simple gestures. On some recent designs the mechanism is left visible, celebrated as what NAOS calls a “domestic aesthetic machine.”
Its favorite materials are chromed metal and stainless steel, finished in NAOS’s own galvanizing plants and paired with glass. Aluminum, wood and, increasingly, ceramic tops join them. “Everything is strictly and proudly Made in Italy,” the company says.
Looking for one specific use? Our coffee-to-dining tables guide covers NAOS’s expanding coffee tables, and our extendable dining tables guide compares NAOS with other extending tables for holiday hosting. This guide is the brand overview, with the full QuickShip list.
The designers
Four signatures behind the catalog.
NAOS has worked with a small circle of Italian designers since the beginning, including Denis Santachiara, Mario Merenco and, for seating, Giusy Mastro. These four names appear most often on the pieces we carry.
Today’s lead designer, who NAOS says “can perfectly translate the Naos philosophy into design.”
Galax Oval Extension Dining Table · Latour Extension Dining Table · Turning Extension Dining Table
The studio behind NAOS’s first collection in the mid-1980s.
Cassius Extendable Coffee Table · Abra Extendable Coffee Table · Aqui Coffee Table
Joined almost immediately; NAOS notes their 1970s designs are in MoMA’s collection.
Babette Dining Chair · Arcadio Extension Dining Table · Gemelli Coffee Table
Added what NAOS calls “a new graphic linearity” from his Japanese background.
Zeus Dining Table by Yoshiharu Hatano for Naos · Feeling Extension Dining Table · Calypso Coffee Table
How it moves
Three families of motion.
Extending dining tables
Leaves or extensions slide out from under the top, often on a central gear (Galax, Quasar) or a lateral mechanism NAOS patented for tables like Arcadio and Latour. Closed, they’re everyday tables; open, they seat more.
Rotating coffee tables
Two or more tops, in glass, ceramic or stone, pivot on a shared axis. Close them for a compact footprint; swing them open to roughly double the surface for drinks and games.
Moving seats
NAOS chairs such as Babette and Juliette hide a gas spring under the seat, so the back flexes as you lean. QuickShip Glisette and Isotta are upholstered in ecoleather on chrome.
QuickShip from New Jersey
All 21 NAOS QuickShip pieces.
Most NAOS furniture is made to order in Italy. QuickShip listings lock one configuration that NAOS keeps in its US warehouse in New Jersey; the product pages say they typically ship in 2–4 weeks when in stock. That covers 7 dining and kitchen tables, 2 chairs and 12 coffee tables, from $809.
| Piece | Type · designer | NJ stock configuration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galax Oval Extension Dining Table | Dining · Andrea Casati | Oval 43¼″ × 78¾″ → 110¼″ · clear glass · Chrome 37 | $6,998 |
| Galax Oval Extra Clear Extension Dining Table | Dining · Andrea Casati | Oval 43¼″ × 78¾″ → 110¼″ · Extra Clear glass · Chrome 37 | $7,845 |
| Galax Rectangular Extension Dining Table | Dining · Andrea Casati | 39½″ × 78¾″ → 110¼″ · Black Desire ceramic sides, clear glass center | $8,058 |
| Quasar Rectangular Extension Dining Table | Dining · D’Urbino & Lomazzi | 39½″ × 78¾″ → 110¼″ · clear glass · Chrome 37 | $6,247 |
| Latour Extension Dining Table | Dining · Andrea Casati | 43¼″ × 86½″ → 118″ · clear glass · Manganese frame | $8,141 |
| Fusion Extension Dining Table | Dining · Andrea Casati | Barrel 43¼″ × 86½″ → 118″ · Quarzite Patagonia ceramic · Soft Rusty 58 | $8,083 |
| Help Extension Kitchen Table | Kitchen · Andrea Casati | 31½″ × 55⅛″ → 70⅞″ · clear glass · Chrome 37 or Anthracite 7016 | $3,493 |
| Glisette Dining Chair | Dining chair | Chrome 37 · ecoleather Tiffany Gray, Ice or Dark Gray | $809 |
| Isotta Dining Chair | Dining chair | Chrome 37 · ecoleather Tiffany Ice, Dark Gray, White, Time Black or Black | $809 |
| Abra Extendable Coffee Table | Coffee · Gamba & Guerra | Chrome 37 · clear glass 12 mm tops | $2,721 |
| Aqui Coffee Table | Coffee · Gamba & Guerra | Silver 14 satin glass base · Chrome 37 · clear glass 12 mm | $2,252 |
| Aquilyps Coffee Table | Coffee · Gamba & Guerra | Chrome 37 · clear glass 12 mm tops | $2,947 |
| Cadabra Coffee Table | Coffee · Gamba & Guerra | 14 Satin Silver Glass base · Chrome 37 · clear glass 12 mm | $2,252 |
| Cassius Extendable Coffee Table | Coffee · Gamba & Guerra | 14 Satin Silver Glass base · Chrome 37 · clear glass (other combos in NJ stock) | $2,252 |
| Balestra Extendable Coffee Table | Coffee | Soft Rusty 58 base · Smoke 570 · Quarzite Patagonia over clear glass | $2,151 |
| Calypso Coffee Table | Coffee · Yoshiharu Hatano | Chrome 37 · clear glass 12 mm (or Savoia Antracite upper) | $2,787 |
| Dolcevita Coffee Table | Coffee · D’Urbino & Lomazzi | Asfalto 7042 base · Chrome 37 · Savoia Grigio under clear glass | $2,525 |
| Gemelli Coffee Table | Coffee · D’Urbino & Lomazzi | Black Embossed 21 base · Chrome 37 · clear glass 12 mm | $3,704 |
| Madison Coffee Table | Coffee · Andrea Casati | White Matt 10 base · Chrome 37 · 2× Statuario, 2× clear glass | $3,962 |
| Myflower Coffee Table | Coffee | Matt White 10 · Chrome 37 · Calacatta and clear (or Matt Black · smoke) | $3,612 |
| Petres Extendable Coffee Table | Coffee · Andrea Casati | Matt Black 11 base · Chrome 37 · clear glass over Black Desire | $2,991 |
*Lead times are from each NAOS QuickShip product page: typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock, not including delivery scheduling. Stock changes, so we confirm availability before you order. Sizes are converted from NAOS’s centimeter specifications. See all NAOS QuickShip.
QuickShip picks
Six we’d start with.
Pieces not featured in our other guides, all stocked in New Jersey.
QuickShip · dining
Galax Rectangular Extension Dining Table QuickShip
$8,058
39½″ × 78¾″ → 110¼″
Black Desire ceramic side tops frame a clear glass center on Galax’s central extension.
Typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock.
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QuickShip · dining
Galax Oval Extra Clear Extension Dining Table QuickShip
$7,845
Oval 43¼″ × 78¾″ → 110¼″
Galax in Extra Clear glass, for a crisper, less tinted look than standard clear glass.
Typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock.
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QuickShip · coffee
Gemelli Coffee Table QuickShip
$3,704
Black Embossed 21 · Chrome 37 · clear glass 12 mm
Twin glass tops on an exposed chrome mechanism, by D’Urbino & Lomazzi.
Typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock.
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QuickShip · coffee
Dolcevita Coffee Table QuickShip
$2,525
Asfalto 7042 · Savoia Grigio + clear glass
Two round tops, one stone-look and one glass, that pivot past each other.
Typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock.
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QuickShip · coffee
Petres Extendable Coffee Table QuickShip
$2,991
Matt Black 11 · clear glass over Black Desire
Andrea Casati’s layered rounds in black ceramic and glass.
Typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock.
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QuickShip · coffee
Aquilyps Coffee Table QuickShip
$2,947
Chrome 37 · clear glass 12 mm
All-glass tops on chrome, designed by Arnaldo Gamba & L. Guerra.
Typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock.
View detailsMade-to-order dining
Tables to configure in Italy.
Choose glass, ceramic or stone tops and the metal finish for the base. These are made to order in Italy, typically in 12–16 weeks; we can share NAOS technical sheets for size grids.
Dining · Yoshiharu Hatano
Zeus Dining Table by Yoshiharu Hatano for Naos
$5,935
78¾–110¼″ W × 43¼″ D
A sculptural crossed base from Hatano, rectangular or barrel-shaped.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Dining · Andrea Casati
Big Plié Extension Dining Table by Naos
$8,436
240→340 cm up to 300→400 cm · 75 cm high
NAOS’s banquet table: the longest size opens to about 13 feet.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Round · Andrea Casati
Turning Extension Dining Table by Naos
$7,139
Round 55″ – 74¾″ W × 55″ D
A round table whose synchronized rotating tops open it wider.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Dining · D’Urbino & Lomazzi
Arcadio Extension Dining Table by Naos
$5,275
Patented lateral extension
A dramatic X-frame base with a lateral extension mechanism.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Dining · Yoshiharu Hatano
Feeling Extension Dining Table by Naos
$4,952
Patented lateral extension
Hatano’s graphic, angular base under a lateral extension.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Dining · Andrea Casati
Coliseum Extension Dining Table by Naos
$5,275
70¾″ - 102¼″W × 39½″D × 29½″H
An arched, open-lattice base under a glass or ceramic top.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
View detailsSeating
Chairs with a bit of give.
Chair · D’Urbino & Lomazzi
Babette Dining Chair
$743
Gas-spring flexible back
A discreet gas spring under the seat lets the back lean with you.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Chair · D’Urbino & Lomazzi
Juliette Dining Chair
$743
Gas-spring flexible back
The same gas-spring flexible back in a different silhouette.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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QuickShip · chair
Glisette Dining Chair QuickShip
$809
Chrome 37 · ecoleather
Stocked in three ecoleather grays.
Typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock.
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QuickShip · chair
Isotta Dining Chair QuickShip
$809
Chrome 37 · ecoleather
Stocked in five colors, from white to black.
Typically 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock.
View detailsLiving room
Coffee tables that perform.
More rotating designs, beyond the ones in our transforming tables guide. They expand at coffee-table height rather than rising to dine.
Coffee · rotating
Extremis Extendable Coffee Table
$3,808
Smooth extension mechanism
Three tiered rounds that swing out from a sculpted base.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Coffee · rotating
Aurum Round Extendable Coffee Table
$3,933
Stacked round tops
Two stacked rounds; slide one out for a second surface.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Coffee · Andrea Casati
Les Jeux Sont Faites Coffee Table
$2,349
35½″ × 15¾″H closed → 61″ open
A caged base like a roulette wheel; the tops rotate open to 61″.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
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Coffee · oval
Cocoon Oval Extendable Coffee Table
$2,833
Smooth extension mechanism
An organic oval that opens into a longer, layered surface.
Made to order in Italy, typically 12–16 weeks.
View detailsHow to order
QuickShip or made to order?
One fixed configuration per listing, shipped from the New Jersey warehouse when in stock.
Your choice of size, top and finish, built in Italy. Best when you want a specific stone or metal.
Check the open size against the room: allow about 36″ around a dining table and 16–18″ between a coffee table and the sofa.
NAOS questions
Frequently asked
Where is NAOS furniture made?
In Italy. NAOS says everything is “strictly and proudly Made in Italy,” including the metal finishing in its own galvanizing plants.
How fast does NAOS QuickShip arrive?
NAOS QuickShip product pages say they typically ship in 2–4 weeks from the US (NJ) warehouse when in stock. We confirm stock and delivery timing before you order.
Can I change the finish on a QuickShip piece?
No. Each QuickShip listing is the configuration NAOS stocks in New Jersey. For other tops or finishes, order the made-to-order version, typically 12–16 weeks.
Who designs for NAOS?
NAOS works with a small group of designers including Andrea Casati, Arnaldo Gamba and Leila Guerra, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi, and Yoshiharu Hatano.
Are NAOS glass tables practical for everyday dining?
NAOS pairs glass with chromed metal and stainless steel, and also offers ceramic tops, which resist heat and scratches. If you want a QuickShip table that isn’t all glass, look at Galax Rectangular (ceramic side tops) or Fusion (ceramic).
Can I see NAOS in person?
Visit our Laguna Beach showroom; call ahead to ask what’s on the floor. We can share NAOS finish samples and technical sheets.
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