Foster 620 Side Table

Overview

The Foster 620 Side Table by Norman Foster is an occasional table that appears rooted to the floor, like a small tree in the room. The stem tapers to carry a streamlined top.

Construction

The stem is solid wood with an evenly velvety surface, oiled with hard wax sealant, and the table stands on felt glides. The top is steel, powder-coated, or leather-covered; the leather is high-grade.

Specifications

• Top finishes: matt black, matt bronze or leather
• Stem: solid wood, oiled

A small tree in the room

Strong, graceful and seemingly rooted to the floor, the Foster 620 Side Table tapers in order to carry a slimline tabletop with safe elegance. The leather that covers the tabletops is high-grade, and the soft surface invites the hand.

A dialogue with nature

Developing the table meant coming to terms with nature, in design and in manufacture. The challenge was to make a piece of a tree withstand heat and cold in all kinds of climatic regions without cracking, and the construction engineers spent months thinking it through until they had a solution.