Image source: &Tradition — Drop Leaf HM5
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Drop Leaf HM5
Hvidt & Mølgaard's 1956 foldable lounge table in solid walnut or oak with brass hinges
800 × 560 × 780 mm
1956
Slovenia
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Designed in 1956 by Hvidt & Mølgaard and made by &Tradition, Drop Leaf HM5 is a foldable lounge table. The manufacturer presents it as a versatile piece that adapts to its surroundings, with curved wooden frames and an easily foldable design, in solid walnut or oak.
Construction
Milled solid wood for base and tabletop, brass for hinges and fittings, felt gliders as standard. FSC certified wood.
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Specifications
H 56 × W 80 × D 78 cm. Weight 9 kg (walnut) and 11 kg (oak). Indoor use.
Story
1956
&Tradition writes that the design duo wanted a versatile piece able to adapt to its surroundings and devised this handsome lounge table in 1956. As a member of the Drop Leaf series it shares the curved wooden frames and the easily foldable design of the series.
Unfolding
The instruction sheet describes three movements: the top is flipped upwards, the leg is pulled towards the opposite corner while the top is held in place, and the leg is set gently into the hole underneath the top.
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Collection
Drop Leaf
The Drop Leaf series by Hvidt & Mølgaard for &Tradition: two tables with hinged sides, HM5 and HM6, dated 1956, in solid walnut or oak with brass hinges.
