Aoyama Dining Table

Description

Danish-French designer Paul Leroy drew inspiration for his artful dining table from the lively Aoyama district in Tokyo, with its many restaurants and shops. He pairs a convivial round tabletop with a spectacular center column in an openwork pattern created out of laser-cut steel-plate. The sense of transparency renders a visual airiness and artful fascination to Aoyama, making it a compelling anchor in a dining area.

Specifications

Size

Small: 28.75" h x 47.25" top dia x 18" base dia (73x120x46cm)
Medium: 28.75" h x 51.25" top dia x 23.25" base dia (73x130x59cm)
Large: 28.75" h x 59" top dia x 23.25" base dia (73x150x59cm)

Material

Laminate or wood, steel

Brand

Gubi

Design is an unceasing continuum, believes this Danish house, now owned by a second generation. Owner and creative director Jacob Gubi Olsen inherited the helm from his parents Gubi and Lisbeth Larson, who founded the business to showcase their postmodern furniture. Under Jacob’s watch, Gubi added a global focus to its roots in Copenhagen, with a cosmopolitan array of furniture, lighting and interior objects.

Alongside 20th Century icons such as Robert Dudley Best and Greta Magnusson-Grossman, the design house has championed a new wave of design studios including GamFratesi, Space Copenhagen and OeO Studio. “I started out with two very strong designs, Bestlite—a Bauhaus collection designed in 1930—and Gubi Chair, designed in 2003. I felt they had something in common,” says Jacobs. “Iconic appearance, functional design, high quality, aesthetic design language and adaptable for many different kinds of interiors. I took these values as a guideline for any new designs added to the collection ever since.”