Layer

BassamFellows developed Layer Tables to work well with light-scaled, modern sofas — such as those they’ve designed for Herman Miller. Layer Tables embody their name in two ways. The first is obvious from their construction. Glass tops provide the primary surfaces, allowing the cross-brace structure or an optional secondary surface to be visible through the tabletop. The second way draws on the design intent. BassamFellows created the collection to be layered into architectural settings. Side tables and rectangular or L-shaped coffee tables fit elegantly into all types of furniture plans without overpowering a space. As complementary players, Layer tables work particularly well in collaborative work settings, where circulation space is important for keeping people and ideas flowing. In particular, the L-shaped coffee table serves people seated along the run of a corner sofa or sectional while also allowing people to approach their seated colleagues without having to navigate around a large block table. Layer tables have no hard edges all corners have a soft corner radius — including those of the glass tops. Even the structural metal pieces are cylindrical. These subtle touches enhance the tables’ sensuality — a signature quality of every BassamFellows design. BassamFellows carefully considered the heft of materials used in Layer tables. Visually heavy materials such as stone and wood are cut thicker than standard. Visually lighter materials such as glass achieve an exquisite thinness. Natural finishes celebrate each material’s essential qualities.