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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
$1,062 / item
Super Elliptical Dining Table for Fritz Hansen
By Piet Hein, Fritz Hansen
Located in Den Haag, NL
The Fritz Hansen B613 Table is an iconic piece of design furniture that strikes the perfect balance between aesthetics, functionality and craftsmanship. Designed by Arne Jacobsen in ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Laminate
Original Danish Piet Hein "Solitaire" Teak Board Game Complete Set Vintage 1960s
By Piet Hein, Skjøde Skjern
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage "Solitaire" board game designed by Piet Hein for Danish wood manufacturer Skjøde, Skjern. Both the board and the pegs are made from teak.
Designed and made ca. 1960s.
This piece comes including the original leather bag for storing the pegs and the original instructions in Danish, German and English attached to the bottom.
Marked on bottom:
Piet Hein Skjøde...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood, Leather, Teak
$424 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Set of four Piet Hein barstools in patinaed leather
By Piet Hein, Fritz Hansen
Located in Valby, 84
Set of four Piet Hein bar stools manufactured by Fritz Hansen in Denmark in December 1972.
The bar stools are made in steel with a wooden seat upholstered in patinaed Niger goat leat...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Great Bear Candelabra by Piet Hein
By Piet Hein
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Piet Hein candelabra in brushed steel. Known as either “Big Dipper” or “The Great Bear”, it was designed by Hein during his time in Argentina to...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Steel
