Aluminum tables: Cake and Sun tables by Monica Förster December 6
Hospitality tables come in all shapes and forms, from those that look conventional to those that give an impression of being wildly eclectic. The café table called Cake and the sideboard called Sun, both designed by Monica Förster and manufactured by Swedish company Nola, certainly do make for beautiful and interesting contemporary bistro tables.
The table tops and bases are made of laser-cut metal sheets, giving them a sharp, clear look. The patterns on these surfaces are another attractive feature of these tables. The Cake table does not actually look like a cake; but with its eyelets and snowflake pattern, what it resembles is the pastry sheet or paper that is sometimes used to line a cake plate. The patterns on the Sun table, on the other hand, were inspired by the rays of the sun. Just simple lines, really, but very effective in the imagery that the designer wanted to convey.
What I like best about these tables though is that light penetrates through the openings on the table tops, and cast very interesting shadows. You can see in the picture just how pretty the tables and the shadow effects they produce are. Tables inspired by shapes in nature, creating attractive images through the use of light and shadow. I wonder if the designer will be making bistro area chairs to go along with them?
The Cake café table is 70 cm high and has a table top diameter of 60 cm. The Sun sideboard stands 55 cm high and has a diameter of 50 cm. Both are zinc-plated and coated with polyester powder. They can be used in either outdoor or indoor settings. Care and maintenance are not troublesome at all; according to the Nola web site, alkyd oil enamel can be used to improve the appearance of the tables’ polyester powder-coated steel as needed.
