Rectangular Midcentury Teak and Glass Coffee Table by G-Plan

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Rectangular Midcentury Teak and Glass Coffee Table by G-Plan

About the Item

A vintage teak coffee table made by G Plan in the 1960s. This ultra cool retro coffee table is often now referred to as the ‘Mad Men’ table due to its regular appearances in the hit television series of the same name. It’s such an elegant piece of midcentury Furniture with its beautiful glass top revealing a magazine shelf below. The gorgeous, somewhat organically styled, sculptural legs have a fantastic look about them, inspired by design elements previously found only in Danish furniture. Although most of the British public reverted to traditional tastes after the war, there was a small but growing market for high-quality, modernist furniture, and G-Plan successfully spoke to this younger, more progressive audience. Through clever marketing campaigns, G-Plan set the standard for modernist, mass-market furniture in postwar Britain. G-Plan’s C Range, with an aesthetic that celebrated its machine production, was launched in 1953, and by 1957 it had become enormously popular. By the 1960s, the Scandinavian look was sweeping international design, and British-made furniture was being outsold by Danish imports. To compete, G-Plan brought in Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen to create new collections in fine woods, like teak and rosewood. While these Kofod-Larsen pieces have become very collectible today, at the time, they were not well appreciated by the design Community—perhaps viewed as lesser variations on the furniture available from Scandinavia. Despite the competition, G-Plan remained one of the most recognized names in furniture manufacturing in the UK through the end of the 1970s. Measures: Width 137 cm, depth 51 cm, height 43 cm.

Creator:
G Plan Furniture (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)Width: 53.94 in (137 cm)Depth: 20.08 in (51 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Teak
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1960-1969
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The table top has been refinished to a high standard by a professional furniture restorer.
Seller Location:
Glasgow, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: MAD MEN1stDibs: LU4540214421531