Moormann tables like the dining table Klopstock or the desk Kant get to the heart of what is important in context of Nils Holger Moormann: in a minimalist design they provide innovative details, can be easily set up and dismantled and are mainly made of wood. For example, the Moormann table Kant, which is available in three sizes, has a spacious shelf thanks to a simple bend in the table top. Drawers are therefore unnecessary, but can be ordered as an accessory if required. The Moormann table tops are an absolute special feature: the three surface finishes melamine resin, laminate and linoleum are resistant, are characterized by their own unique feel and are available in different colours. Although the manufacturer has a preference for black, in the case of expected heavy use - and where there is a risk of scratching - Moormann recommends however, bright surfaces. Moormann is however also good for surprsises under the table top: Liesmichl for example offers a shelf for closed and one for open books and enough space for glasses, glasses and much more. The little Lehner, in turn, can be used on three legs in a free-standing position in the room or on two legs leaning against the wall.
Klopstock and the Pressed Chair from Nils Holger Moormann
...The Table - The Beautiful South "This table has four sturdy legs", The Beautiful South inform us, and you think, yeah standard table (ooh-oooh), an impression reinforced as we're informed it is an object which over the years has been sat upon (ooh-oooh), wined upon (ooh-oooh), dined upon (ooh-oooh), treated like a bed (ooh-oooh) and spat upon (ooh-oooh), although honestly who spits on tables... But can tables change, can tables turn (ooh-oooh)...
...Following on from the success of smow Cologne's Passagen Design Week début in 2014 with the USM Haller exhibition Facetten, 2015 sees a presentation of tables from the German manufacturer ASCO... Established in 1998 with the aim of developing tables which radiate a timeless elegance, the ASCO collection combines table tops in a range of hardwoods with bases constructed from wood, metal or concrete to produce objects that are as domesticated as they are rustic and individual as they are universally accessible...
...As the name implies 2tables combines two tables in one object - with the top/lid raised it can be used as a desk, lower the top/lid one not only hides all evidence of work, but gains a homely wooden table - and all packaged in a delightfully formed and elegantly crafted object which is endowed with the sort of attention to detail that separates genuine design from the run of the mill tat that is often presented as design...
...As observant readers may have noticed, during our visit to the ICFF we did spend quite a lot of time complaining about the lack of tables in the press room... Magis had of course delivered tables for the press room...
