Amoeba Table by Paul T. Frankl for NO GA Projects (authorized by Paul T. Frankl)
By Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul T. Frankl (1886-1958) designed the Amoeba Coffee Table (also called “Model no. 5005” and “Cloud Table”) for the Michigan-based Johnson Furniture Company in the late 1940s.
Beech, Oak, Cork, Plywood
PAUL FRANKL for JOHNSON Furniture Co. "Amoeba" Desk and Cabinet c. 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
Paul Frankl, a renowned American designer of the 20th century, crafted a timeless masterpiece in collaboration with Johnson Furniture Company—a kidney-shaped desk that blends functio...
Wood, Birch, Mahogany, Maple, Teak
Paul Frankl Cork Amoeba Cloud Coffee Cocktail Table Model 5005 USA 1950s
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in Troy, MI
Paul T Frankl cork top Amoeba or Cloud cocktail table Model 5005 Johnson Furniture circa 1950s Asymmetrical lacquered cork surface on four sculpted and splayed mahogany legs Signed ...
Mahogany, Cork
Paul T. Frankl Amoeba cloud coffee table Johnson Furniture Company - USA, 1940s
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in London, GB
Produced for Johnson Furniture Company, Frankl’s strikingly modern Amoeba coffee table pairs a biomorphic natural waxed cork top with slanted mahogany legs.
Cork
Paul Frankl Amoeba Cork Card Table for Johnson Furniture Co.
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amoeba card table produced by Johnson Furniture Co has gone through a full restoration process.
Cork, Mahogany
Rare Original Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing example of an original Paul Frankl amoeba shaped table. It retains it's original natural cork top with no chips, staining or discoloration.
Cork, Mahogany
Paul Frankl "Amoeba" Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in San Francisco, CA
A completely restored Amoeba shaped coffee table with cork top and bleached mahogany legs in flawless condition. Made for Johnson Industries, USA, circa 1940s.
Cork, Mahogany
Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Dallas, TX
Designed by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture.
Amoeba Coffee Table by Paul T. Frankl 'Model 5005'
By Paul Frankl
Located in Long Island City, NY
Amoeba coffee table by Paul T. Frankl (Model 5005) by Johnson furniture company with a natural wax cork table top and mahogany legs.
Mahogany, Cork
Amorphic Amoeba Table by Paul Frankl
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Stamford, CT
An exceptional amorphic Amoeba table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture having cork veneer top on four wooden legs.
Cork
Paul Frankl Biomorphic "Amoeba" Cork Top Coffee Table Circa 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Peabody, MA
Coffee table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture, cork wrapped biomorphic free form top over canted lacquered wooden legs, circa early 1950s.
Wood, Cork
Paul Frankl Lacquered Cork 'Amoeba' Cocktail Table
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Dallas, TX
One of Frankl’s most successful and iconic table designs. The Amoeba cocktail table is comprised of a lacquered cork top with stained mahogany legs and was produced by the Johnson Fu...
Rare Paul Frankl Cork Top Amoeba Coffee Table for Johnson Furniture
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in New Windsor, NY
Amoeba shaped cork veneer top with all natural inclusions resting on four splayed solid Mahogany legs. #5005 model with a partial John Stuart paper label affixed on the underside.
Cork, Mahogany
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H 14.5 in W 48 in D 35.5 in
Paul T Frankl Cork Mahogany Cloud Amoeba Coffee Table Model 5005 Johnson 1950s
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in Troy, MI
Rare "Amoeba" coffee or cocktail table Model 5005 designed by Paul T Frankl for Johnson Furniture Grand Rapids Michigan circa 1950s Asymmetrical cloud shaped surface in lacquered ...
Mahogany, Cork
Biomorphic "Amoeba" Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Peabody, MA
Coffee table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture, cork wrapped biomorphic free form top over canted mahogany legs, circa early 1950s.
Cork, Mahogany
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H 15 in W 47.5 in D 35.5 in
Iconic Mid-Century Modernist "Amoeba" Cork-Top Cocktail Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional and rare "Amoeba" cork-top cocktail table was realized by Paul Frankl- the illustrious Austrian-American Mid-Century Modernist/ Art Deco designer- for Johnson Compan...
Mahogany, Cork
Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rare Amoeba / Cloud cork top coffee table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co.
Mahogany, Cork
Paul Frankl Cork Top Amoeba Coffee Table for Johnson Furniture
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Paul Frankl Amoeba coffee table with solid mahogany legs.
Mahogany, Cork
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H 27 in W 36 in D 36 in
Midcentury "Amoeba" Table with Conical Mahogany Legs & Cork Top by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
This iconic and graphic table was realized by the 20th century design luminary, Paul Frankl, in the United States circa 1948 for the Johnson Furniture Company. Frankl's sophisticated...
Mahogany, Cork
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H 15 in W 48 in D 36 in
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co. Cork Amoeba Shaped Coffee Table model 5005
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company. Probably the most Iconic piece from his Cork Furniture Series that dates to the early 1950's Refinished and ready to go! Model 5005 to t...
Mahogany, Cork
"Amoeba" Cork and Mahogany Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Amoeba" cork and mahogany coffee table in the style of Paul Frankl.
Mahogany, Cork
"Amoeba" Cork and Mahogany Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Amoeba" cork coffee table with bleached mahogany legs in the style of Paul Frankl.
Mahogany, Cork
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H 13.75 in W 46 in D 31 in
Unusual Biomorphic, Amoeba Shape Midcentury Walnut Cocktail/Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual biomorphic, amoeba shape midcentury walnut cocktail / coffee table, amazing quality and form, beveled top, custom bench made, perfect proportions, fit seamlessly into any mod...
Walnut
1950's Amoeba Corktop Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
An amoeba shaped coffee table in lacquered cork by Paul Frankl on four legs.
Rare Original Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing example of an original Paul Frankl amoeba shaped table. It retains it's original natural cork top with no staining or discoloration.
Cork, Mahogany
A Paul Frankl Amoeba Free-Form Cork Topped Table.
Located in New York, NY
The thick free-formed cork top supported on four wide but thin turned out legs.
Cork, Wood
Rare Original Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing example of an original Paul Frankl amoeba shaped table. It retains it's original cream colored lacquer top.
Mahogany
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H 15 in W 47.5 in D 35.5 in
Mid-Century Modernist "Amoeba" Cork-Top Cocktail Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Allentown, PA
Mid-Century Modernist "Amoeba" cork-top cocktail table by Paul Frankle Born in Vienna, Paul Frankl came to the United States in 1914 as part of a wave of Central European design l...
Cork
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
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