Lot 264
Sir Peter Blake C.B.E. R.D.I. R.A. (British 1932-) for Aram Designs Limited §
Two 'Simple' Tables
Auction: 29 April 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
comprising a dining table and low table, Finnish birch plywood, the low table painted
Dimensions
the dining table 71.5cm high, 90cm wide and 90cm deep (28.25in high, 35.5in wide, 35.5in deep); the low table 38cm high, 62.5cm wide and 62.5cm deep (15.25in high, 24in wide, 24in deep)
Footnote
‘When I was asked by Zeev Aram to design a piece of furniture for his exhibition, my first thought was, which is the ‘simplest’ furniture – a table. So I designed a table. I wanted it to be very basic, as though a child had drawn it, like a kitchen table. Then I chose to have it made from thick plywood, to make the legs from ply, and turn the ‘constructed’ surface to the front of the table, to show how it was made.
The construction of the corners is always the same, as a table can be made to order by simply giving the size of the table top and the height. It can be plain wood, sealed, or stained white, black and primary colours, on their own or a combination – red, yellow and blue.
Later I decided that a lamp which matched the table would be interesting, and designed that too.’
(Peter Blake, 1986 quoted in accompanying Aram Design Limited catalogue)