ABOUT THE PRODUCT
Among the classics this is perhaps the classic. Its ingeniously proportioned, distinctive form has made this height-adjustable table into one of the most popular design icons of the 20th century. It is named after the summer house E 1027, “Maison en bord de mer”, which Eileen Gray built for herself and for her collaborator, Jean Badovici. The name of the table comesfrom both of their names: E is for Eileen, 10 for Jean (J is the 10th letter of the alphabet), 2 for B(adovici) and 7 for G(ray). Originally conceived as a bedside table for the guest room in the E1027 house (her sister was fond of breakfast in bed), it is also useful as a side table in living rooms, office reception areas. Its purist aesthetic complements a wide range of furnishings and settings.
Simple assembly required.
MATERIALS
Adjustable side table. Frame of polished stainless steel tube. Top is made of clear Toughened glass.
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DIMENSIONS
Eileen Gray studied painting at London’s Slade school of Art, before moving onto study lacquer under the guidance of lacquer craftsman, Sugawara. She held her first exhibition in 1913, showing decorative panels at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. It attracted the attention of Jacques Doucet, an art connoisseur and collector, who commissioned a few pieces, these remain her only signed and dated creations. Towards the end of world war one; Gray was commissioned to decorate an apartment on Rue de Lota in Paris. Her interior designs generated a great deal of praise and in 1922 she opened the Jean Desert gallery.
In 1924 with Jean Badovici, Gray turned her interests to architecture. Working in Roquebrune, Cap Martin in southern France, near Monaco, they designed the E-1027 house. It was said to be "maison minimum" - simple and efficient. Gray designed the furniture as well; her circular glass E-1027 table and rotund Bibendum armchair were inspired by the then recent tubular steel experiments of Marcel Breuer at the Bauhaus School of Architecture.
In 1968 a complimentary magazine article quickly grew into an unexpected hit, and the Bibendum chair and E-1027 table went back into production, and have remained classics ever since.
