Let talk about prototyping.
This is my favorite pieces so far. Commissioned by Christian Kotter, who had already bought a coffee table in the same style from us. He liked it so much that he wanted it as a dining room table.
I have never built this design at such a large scale and there were a few things to consider if we were going to build this piece with the same skinny lines.
1) Will the tabletop be strong enough to support itself and additional weight. If not, I would have to design a support system into the base of the table.
2) What gauge steel rod should I use for the legs. Similarly the legs need to be strong enough to have zero flex or bounce. There are different qualities of steel each with their own characteristics; ability to bend, weld, colour and cost.
So as designer you need to find the perfect balance between using the correct materials which meet your strength requirements whilst at the same time being aesthetically pleasing, the common denominator being cost of materials.
This is where prototyping comes into play. Its a trial and error game, you literally need to build it, test it, build it, test it, until you get it just right.
I love this design and see so much potential in it as a off the shelf product. I think I would like follow this direction a little more. Lets see whats to comes of it.









