Rectangular Span-Leg Dining Table by Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson & Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1980s

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Rectangular dining table from the legendary table series, designed by piet hein, bruno mathsson and arne jacobsen and produced by … Read more Rectangular dining table from the legendary table series, designed by piet hein, bruno mathsson and arne jacobsen and produced by fritz hansen in denmark.

the table series was conceived in 1968 and counts among the most enduring furniture families of scandinavian modernism. Its starting point is the superellipse, a geometric form developed by the danish polymath piet hein (poet, mathematician and inventor) to solve a traffic problem at sergels torg in stockholm: a shape between circle and rectangle that is both stable and fluid. Together with the swedish furniture designer bruno mathsson, to whom the detachable span legs are credited, and arne jacobsen, whose sense of proportion shaped the project, hein turned this idea into a modular table programme. Fritz hansen put it into production in 1968; the series comprises the superellipse, supercircular, circular and rectangular models, all built on the same system of tops and span legs. The present table is the rectangular variant, the most compact and versatile format of the family.

construction and materials
white laminate top with polished aluminium edge banding; slender span legs of chrome-plated steel. The span-leg principle gives the table its characteristic lightness and generous legroom on all sides. The laminate surface is hard-wearing and easy to care for.

format and use
at 120 x 80 cm and a height of 71 cm, the table seats four comfortably and suits smaller dining rooms and open-plan kitchens just as well as a desk or a compact meeting table. It combines naturally with arne jacobsen's series 7 or grand prix chairs, also produced by fritz hansen.
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