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Trienna Table
Ilmari Tapiovaara's Trienna Table: a hexagonal top on three triangular legs, 1954
700 × 390 × 620 mm
1954
Finland
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Description
Overview
Trienna Table is a table by Ilmari Tapiovaara, designed in 1954. The table is incredibly distinctive, formed from three sheets of pressed birch veneer: a hexagonal top supported by three triangular legs.
Construction
The core is form-pressed birch veneer and the surface is oak veneer. The seams between the three pieces create a pattern on the table top, and the table is made in Finland.
Specifications
- Overall size: 70 x 62 x 39 cm
- Core: form-pressed birch veneer
- Surface: oak veneer
- Origin: Finland
Story
Three sheets, one table
The Trienna Table is incredibly distinctive. It is formed from three sheets of pressed birch veneer, with a hexagonal top on three triangular legs, and the seams between the pieces create a pattern on the top.
Lightweight and combinable
The table is lightweight and easy to transport, elegant by itself or as a fine centrepiece for creating exciting combinations. Tapiovaara designed it in 1954.
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