Tom Dixon 1987 Camouflage Table

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A stunning coffee table by Tom Dixon from 1987. It features a parquet top in oak with steel banding and … Read more A stunning coffee table by Tom Dixon from 1987. It features a parquet top in oak with steel banding and steel legs. Tagged on the bottom. We’re unsure of the edition size of this table or exactly how many were actually produced but It’s pretty rare.
It’s in good overall condition with some minor wear. Wood surfaces show some scratches, spots of finish wear, a few stains, and some indentations. Metal base shows a few spots of discoloration, some light abrasions, and some spots of oxidation, Please see detailed pics.
From the following courtesy of Friedman Benda:
Tom Dixon, Camilla Belton, Robert Violette,, Dixonary: Illuminations, Revelations and Post-Rationalizations from a Chaotic Mind, London: Violette Editions, 2013, pp. 78-81.
Gareth Williams and Nick Wright, Cut & Shut: Eleven Chapters: The History of Creative Salvage, London: Williams Wright, 2012, p. 55 (for a similar table).
"I was searching for the hardest-wearing and most attractive materials for tabletops. At the same time, I was labouring on my own apartment, laying a reclaimed oak tile in a herringbone pattern on the floor. I thought it might make an attractive wall finish, and then there was no reason not to use it as a kitchen counter-top. It struck me that a top idea might be to use the same surface from the table and the floor and try and gain visual space through the vanishing table plane (it was a small space). This might create an almost invisible set of furniture. The extravagant shape was taken from a visit to a jewelery workshop, where traditionally the craftsman will sit at a desk with a cutout to be as close to the work as possible and not lose precious metals." See less