Designed in 1980, the D'Urso Occasional Table embodies the High-Tech design movement with its utilitarian design, industrial materials, and hidden wheels. Its two-tier structure creates a second tabletop on the lower level, a space to store and display books and objects, while leaving the top surface clear and uncluttered. "Because the items below are still visible, they're celebrated but not in the way," explains interior designer and renowned minimalist Joseph D'Urso.

Joseph Paul D'urso is a graduate of Interior Design and architecture at Pratt Institute, a Fellow of the Royal College of Art in London, and Manchester College of Art & Design. Joseph D'urso made his reputation in the mid-1970s designing "high-tech" private residences and showrooms. In 1980, D'urso created a Knoll collection of high rolling tables, low tables and lounge seating that reflected his preference for objects that look more engineered than styled. Today, D'urso straddles different mediums but maintains his minimalist principles.