William Earle Tables

The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum refers to William as the American Minimalist. Perhaps no other design of his exemplifies Minimalism and Modernism than his iconic 'hal' pede...

William Earle is celebrating his twenty fifth year as the American Minimalist. Normally only available to the Trade, William is offering a different classic design each month for thi...

the kimono table features two large drums and a substantial tenon inset. the tables shown feature 22" diameter drums and an 8' tenon, intended for a top a...

William Earle’s ‘Hal’ table, created in 2000, ushered the faceted craze into furniture and lighting and has proven to be one of the most successful designs of all time. Since then, William has become probably the most prolific, and copied, contemporary American furniture designer. His work adorns the Penn, Yale and Harvard campus, the lobbies of Trump Tower and the Ritz-Carlton, is used for display on the floors of Niemann Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdales, and in advertisements for Hugo Boss and Ralph Lauren. In 2007 the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art commissioned his ‘Nude’ inter-active table to sell from their museum store. He has been published in every architecture, design and décor magazine and journal in America, and in a conversation about European versus American design in Metropolis Magazine, Ellen Lupton, the curator of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, referred to William as the American Minimalist. Unlike some others of like prominence, and still more who only aspire to it, William has never sold his brand to the corporate furniture world of overseas factories and design school grad ‘ghost’ designers. He has always been a sculptor before a brand, and still loves spending the day in the studio, where he works alone and everything is made to order. He genuinely feels honored whether one of his designs is chosen to be part of a designers project or an addition to someone’s home, and, because of such frequent requests, William signs...

William Earle's famous pedestal which ushered in the cubist craze in contemporary modern design. Shown here in Italian teak beneath a 63" glass round. This is the larger dining table...

Occasional or end table by William Earle in his northern California studio. Mr. Earle calls this table 'skyway'. Construction is bent and flame polished 3/4" clear lucite. Price is ...

Stool or occasional table hand built by William Earle in his northern California studio. Mr. Earle calls this table 'hal'. Construction is hardwood veneer over layered hardwood sub...