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Who made the first table?
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The identity of the person who made the first table is unknown. However, ancient Egyptian artisans are thought to have been the first to produce tables. The earliest known examples date back to 2500 B.C. and were very simple stone platforms positioned on four legs. Find a wide range of tables on 1stDibs.
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Piet Hein Bar Stool
By Fritz Hansen, Piet Hein
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Piet Hein bar stools new upholstered with black pure full grain aniline leather.
Made by Fritz Hansen.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
$1,089 / item
Piet Hein & Bruno Mathsson Ellipse Dining Table
By Fritz Hansen, Piet Hein
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Piet Hein & Bruno Mathsson ellipse dining table new laquererd black.
Legs in chromed steel.
Made by Fritz Hansen.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Bruno Mathsson Piet Hein for Fritz Hansen Super-Ellipse White Dining Table
By Bruno Mathsson, Piet Hein, Fritz Hansen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bruno Mathsson and Piet Hein for Fritz Hansen, 'Super-Ellipse' extendable dining table or conference table, laminated wood, chrome-plated steel, aluminum, Denmark, design 1968
This...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Ellipse Coffee Table by Piet Hein & Bruno Mathsson for Fritz Hansen, 1990
By Bruno Mathsson, Piet Hein, Fritz Hansen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Coffee table designed by Piet Hein & Bruno Mathsson and produced by Fritz Hansen made in Denmark in 1990. This example of the Super-Elliptical with a beautiful top made of walnut wi...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech
Superellipse Table by Bruno Mathsson and Piet Hein for Fritz Hansen
By Piet Hein, Fritz Hansen
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage superellipse dining table designed by Bruno Mathsson and Piet Hein in the 1960s for Fritz Hansen.
The table has been produced eversince.
This one is dated 2007.
Fine and e...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Beech
Super Ellipse Dining Table With White Laminate Designed By Piet Hein From 2011
By Piet Hein, Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The Super Ellipse dining table, featuring a white laminate surface, is a stunning collaboration between renowned designers Piet Hein and Arne Jacobsen, b...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal, Platinum
$3,049 Sale Price
32% Off