Doubleframe Table

Overview

Michael Anastassiades designed Doubleframe Table as a clean rectilinear dining or conference table. Corner legs branch into a double frame that supports an inset surface, containing the more intricate joinery within a restrained outline.

Construction

Herman Miller offers the legs and frame in natural hardwoods. The inset tabletop is available in wood or stone and may match or contrast with the frame. The design was informed by the direct proportions of the 1930s Parsons Table.

Drawing values

The official Product Sheet prints 70 and 92 inches on one dimension line, 36 inches on another, and 29 inches vertically. The axes are not named. The larger version is represented by 92, 36, and 29 inches.

Construction as the starting point

Doubleframe began with Michael Anastassiades studying how a table is put together and how the edge of a top could be hidden through a simple move. His attention settled on the transitions from legs to frame and from frame to surface.

A contained structural detail

The corner legs divide into a double frame around an inset top, making the supporting relationship visible without disrupting the table's outer geometry. Herman Miller relates the result to the 1930s Parsons Table: both reduce a table to direct proportions while allowing construction and material integrity to carry the design.