Umbrella table...


Umbrella is a table based on the folding mechanism of its namesake. It combines layered laser cut birch ply with a circular Perspex top and is designed to be an object of beauty both whilst in use and folded away. The intention is that the top can be displayed separately to the main body (hung on the wall) and both can work aesthetically when not in use as a table, unlike with most other fold away tables whose aesthetics often become lost or awkward when folded.

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