Swedish Inlaid Low Center Table with Nautical Star

A fine Italian ebonized and marquetry. Inlaid low table. 19th century. The rectangular top with marquetry inlaid throughout over a frieze with three dovetailed drawers all resting o...

This table is small only in dimensions, because its precious materials and bold lines give it a strong character that will make a statement in any decor. The black Marquina marble of...

From the Annika series. 1950's. Stamped. Patinated wood. As the descendant of four generations of Swedish master cabinetmakers, Bruno Mathsson was born to design furniture. Mathsson was known as a methodical perfectionist who made usefulness the fundamental attribute of his works, yet he was also a ceaseless experimenter, who constantly searched for improvements in form, materials and methods of making. Like the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto, Mathsson was one of the first Scandinavians to embrace undulating, biomorphic forms in furniture. His early pieces such as the Eva and Pernilla series of chairs incorporate dramatically flowing bent beechwood frames, making them some of the most instantly recognizable works of 20th-century design. Mathsson was also a pioneer of ergonomics — he is said to have based the contours of his chairs on the impression his body made when he sat in a snow bank — and used supple, accommodating woven webbing for seats. His concern for practicality is shown by pieces such as the Maria table. An elegant design with gate legs and hinged leaves, the table measures more than nine feet long when fully extended, but folds down to just nine inches in thickness. From the mid-1940s through the 1950s, Mathsson focused on architecture, designing and building houses with insulated, triple-glazed window walls...

Pieced bits of wood veneer create a beautifully executed marquetry design on this special table. The intricate geometric pattern acts as a frame for a square of burled wood. Highly v...

Pair of ebonized Ming style low tables with natural contrasting grain alder wood parquetry tops. Can be used as a two piece coffee table or low ...

Secondo Fuoco is an investigation into slags, a solidified foamy mass thrown off that emerges on the surface of molten metal. We wondered about the multip...