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Djuna Low Table
Djuna Low Table: Kazuhide Takahama's 1983 elliptical-top table for Cassina, for Djuna Barnes.
580 × 450 × 480 mm
1983
Approx. $700 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Overview
Djuna Low Table is a low table by Kazuhide Takahama, designed in 1983 as a tribute to the writer Djuna Barnes. It is a designer low table that exudes understated elegance, with a folded chrome-finish frame under the top.
Construction
- Frame: bent and chromed steel rod.
- Top: elliptical; lacquered in mirror-gloss or matt on an MDF panel, or in Carrara or Marquiña marble.
Specifications
- 580 x 480 x 450 mm for W61 (axes not labelled on the drawing).
Story
Dedicated to Djuna Barnes
Cassina's text says the table is dedicated to the writing style of Djuna Barnes, an American author among the leading figures of the 1920s bohemian scene in Paris. It is a tribute by the Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama.
1983 design, 2013 production
The text dates the design to 1983. The sheet and page header separately list 2013 as the year Cassina produced it.
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