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Calvert
CALVERT coffee table by Ferdinand Kramer, a collapsible square table of cut plywood components.
550 × 400 × 550 mm
1951
Official product information
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Overview
CALVERT is a square coffee table designed by Ferdinand Kramer in 1951. e15 describes it as part of Kramer’s “Knock-Down” furniture series, with a base cut from a single plywood sheet.
Specifications
- Dimensions: L 550 × W/D 550 × H 400 mm
- Top: 12 mm thick
- Variants: oak veneer clear lacquered, signal white lacquered, mint lacquered or jet black lacquered
- Base: two crossing invertible sheets The page presents the table as a coffee table with a square plan and a collapsible support system made from two crossing sheets.
Story
Design and construction
Ferdinand Kramer designed CALVERT in 1951 during his time in America. The product page describes a simple cut-out base made from a single plywood sheet and identifies the table as part of the “Knock-Down” series. Two crossing invertible sheets serve as the base.
Published dimensions
The official page labels CALVERT at 550 mm length, 550 mm width/depth and 400 mm height. The tabletop thickness is 12 mm. The table is collapsible, its substructure orientation can be selected freely, and it arrives as three pieces.
