Image source: Fritz Hansen — Circular Coffee Table
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Circular Coffee Table
Jacobsen's 1968 round coffee table A222: a 75 cm top, 47 cm high, on a four-star pedestal base
750 × 470 × 750 mm
1968
Denmark
Approx. $2,100 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
The Circular Coffee Table A222 is credited to Arne Jacobsen, 1968. Fritz Hansen describes a table of unique visual clarity that rests on contrasting surfaces and materials. The top is 75 cm across and the table stands 47 cm high.
Construction
- Top: chipboard, 22 mm, faced with FENIX laminate or with walnut veneer
- Edge: polished aluminium on laminate tops, veneer on the veneer top
- Four-arm pedestal base: aluminium foot, steel pedestal
- Not extendable
Specifications
- Ø 75 × H 47 cm, 10.5 kg per the product data
- Listed for EU Ecolabel and for FSC MIX
- Sheet gives Denmark as the country
Story
Geometric serenity
On the page the A222 is described through contrast: its visual clarity is said to come from contrasting surfaces and materials, in keeping with the quiet geometry the page ascribes to Jacobsen.
One of two coffee tables on the sheet
The Circular sheet lists the A222 at 75 cm in diameter beside a 90 cm coffee table, A223, both 47 cm high. The page opens on the 75 cm model with a grey FENIX top and a brushed matt aluminium edge and base.
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