Image source: Walter Knoll — Foster 500 Table
© Walter Knoll and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Foster 500 Table
Glass-top occasional table on steel legs, companion to the Foster upholstered range.
650 × 380 × 650 mm
Official product information
INTEBEE AI PUBLIC LIBRARY is an independent furniture design research and discovery platform. Product specifications, finishes, availability and other details may change. For current and definitive information, please refer to the manufacturer's official website.
Go to the official product pageDescription
Overview
The Foster 500 Table is an occasional table designed by Norman Foster for Walter Knoll, offered as the companion to the chairs and sofas of the Foster upholstered range. The sheet lists it as model 500 in four sizes.
Construction
The frame is steel, matt brushed or black chrome for a surcharge, with synthetic glides. The top is glass 15 mm thick, in crystal (.31) or black (.35, underside coated black).
Specifications
- Size (500-T1): 65 x 65 cm top, 38 cm high
- Other models: 500-T2 130 x 65, 500-T3 80 x 80, 500-T4 130 x 80 cm
- Glass: 15 mm, crystal or black
Story
Companion to the Foster seating
Walter Knoll describes the Foster 500 Table as contemporary and classic, and as the companion to the chairs and sofas in the Foster upholstered furniture range. The press text says the tables match the whole Foster upholstery programme.
Clear geometry
According to the press text and sheet, the characteristic legs in steel lend the tables a very clear geometry. The page places the table in reception spaces and meeting rooms and mentions many sizes and variations.
More by Norman Foster
Airline
Norman Foster's 1998 beam-seating system for durable, reconfigurable waiting areas
Foster 502 Armchair
Leather armchair with quilted loose cushions and a decorative seam, on a steel base.
Foster 500 Sofa
Foster 500 Sofa by Norman Foster, with leather surfaces above a rigid chrome frame.
Foster 502 Sofa
Leather sofa by Norman Foster with quilted loose cushions, visible decorative seams and steel legs.
Collection
Foster 500
The Foster 500 programme by Norman Foster for Walter Knoll: an armchair, sofa and occasional tables with a rigid chrome frame and geometric leather surfaces.
