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Colonial Table
Hans Bellmann, 1945/48
Hans Bellmann is a designer who had a lasting influence on industrial design in Switzerland. His Colonial Table is a handy side table that can be adjusted for different needs - it is sturdy yet easy to disassemble. The Vitra Design Museum is now presenting it in its original size and a slightly smaller version that was first made in the 1950s. Collection Vitra Design Museum.
Materials: solid beech base, maple veneer or cherry wood tabletop....
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Nesting Tables
Josef Albers, 1926/27
Josef Albers was mainly involved in furniture design during his time at the Bauhaus in Weimar, where, for a short time, he was also artistic director of the furniture workshop. Vitra Design Museum has re-issued his Nesting Tables - originally created for the so-called Moellenhof House in Berlin: they combine clear geometrical shapes with use of colour derived from Albers' painterly oeuvre. On the under side, the glass table tops are lacquered turquoise, yellow, red, or blue. Collection Vitra Design Museum.
Material: Frame solid oak, table tops lacquered acrylic glass....
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Plate Table
Jasper Morrison, 2004
The Plate Table has a classically convincing shape that is attractive thanks to the marvellous interplay of soft curves and precise edges.
Materials: powder-coated die-cast aluminium and tubular steel frame, brushed and waxed Carrara marble tabletop, MDF painted white or oak veneer, natural wood effect varnish....
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Plate Table
Jasper Morrison, 2004
The Plate Table has a classically convincing shape that is attractive thanks to the marvellous interplay of soft curves and precise edges.
Materials: powder-coated die-cast aluminium and tubular steel frame, brushed and waxed Carrara marble tabletop, MDF painted white or oak veneer, natural wood effect varnish....
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Metal Side Table
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2004
The Metal Side Tables belong to that category of furniture, which, while not being the focal point of the fittings, is nonetheless indispensable in making them complete. Small, rather unassuming aids, they can be easily moved to other locations and used for a wide variety of purposes, performing a wide range of valuable services. Thanks to the harmony of their dimensions and the attractive formal contrast between slender table tops and voluminous, socle-like legs, they make an attractive addition wherever they stand.
Material: Moulded and welded sheet steel, high gloss and powder coated, felt glides....
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Box
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2004
Box is a multifunctional storage unit that doubles up as a sidetable. Its soft rounded carcass is clad on the inside and outside with a fine woven fabric; cables can be slotted upwards through the cut-out in the top panel. In this way, a portable computer, a small TV, a reading lamp or a table fan can be placed on Box.
Material: PU high-resistance foam, 100% polyester knitted fabric, MDF cover lacquered....
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Guéridon Bas
Jean Prouvé, 1944
In the early 1940s Jean Prouvé turned his attention increasingly to wood as a material. In the case of the Guéridon Bas coffee table a sturdy top is positioned on three solid oak feet. The elements are connected to each other by means of a folded sheet metal construction. Referencing a tropical wood version of the time entitled "Table Africaine", this re-edition is also available in impregnated dark oak.
Material: Legs made of solid oak, table top oak veneer, with natural or dark impregnation, natural wood look lacquer....
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Prismatic Table
Isamu Noguchi, 1957
Noguchi's "Prismatic Table" is based on purely geometric forms. This novel three-legged side table with its hexagonal tabletop is made of folded sheet aluminium and was inspirerd by traditional Japanese paper folding techniques. Collection Vitra Design Museum.
Materials: coated sheet aluminium....
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Cone Table
Verner Panton, 1958
With its conical base, low occasional Cone Table is the ideal companion piece to Cone Chair or Heart Cone Chair.
Materials: tabletop in HPL coated with continuous plastic edging, satin stainless steel base....
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Low Table Set
Frank Gehry, 1972/2005
Frank Gehry is well-known for his use of unusual materials. With his 1972 furniture series "Easy Edges" he succeeds in lending an aesthetic dimension to such an everyday material as cardboard. But although they look surprisingly simple, the "Easy Edges" have been constructed with the consummate skill of an architect and are exceedingly robust and stable.
Material: Corrugated cardboard, contour of layers of cardboard, edges made of natural or lacquered hardboard....
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