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Coffee Table (Karakter)
Coffee Table by Aldo Bakker, 2015: one sheet of steel rolled into a self-supporting green table.
2015
Official product information
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Overview
Coffee Table is an occasional table by Aldo Bakker, 2015, listed under Karakter x Cassina. It is made from one sheet of steel that is rolled in a single smooth motion into a self-supporting construction, and the text says it changes appearance with the side from which it is viewed.
Construction
- Body: one sheet of steel, cut and then rolled up into a table in one smooth motion.
- Finish: lacquered steel.
Specifications
- Product type: occasional table.
- Material: steel.
- Colour: green.
- Finish: lacquered.
Story
One sheet of steel, rolled
The product text describes Aldo Bakker's table as a single sheet of steel, cut and then rolled up into a table in one smooth motion. It says his exquisite sense of merging colour, material and form created an occasional table with an effortlessly sculptural appeal.
A table that changes with the view
The table unceasingly changes its appearance depending on which side it is viewed from, and its production year is 2015.
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Collection
Karakter x Cassina
Karakter x Cassina: the Danish company Karakter, acquired in 2019, with pieces by Bodil Kjaer, Joe Colombo, Verner Panton, Gianfranco Frattini and others.
