| Part of the appreciation of contemporary coffee table | | | | clear glass that sits on top of a four-legged base. The |
| designs involves learning a bit of history behind certain | | | | base is usually constructed of some durable material |
| items that were produced. For instance, some were | | | | such as chromed steel. |
| originally designed between the 1920s and the 1950s. | | | | The Round Plywood Table Inspired by Charles Eames |
| Learning of this can make for interesting conversation. | | | | is another item worth mentioning at because it also has |
| Therefore, for amusement and enrichment sake you | | | | quite a bit of history attached to it. This home interior |
| might want to view the next section. | | | | piece was manufactured for the first time after the |
| Short History Lesson | | | | design was first released in the mid-1940s. It historically |
| One fine memorable piece is the small Eileen Grey | | | | was positioned in a room with lounge chairs or dining |
| Inspired Cocktail table which was originally designed in | | | | chairs produced of like materials (ash wood). |
| 1926 by one of the most influential designers of that | | | | Similarly, the Black Plywood Table was also inspired by |
| time. Since this time it has been used as a bedside | | | | Charles Eames. This one was also made in the |
| table, but it could also be positioned in any open living | | | | mid-1940s, but instead of being made with all wood it |
| area or bar room. | | | | consists of an ash wood top and metal legs. It has a |
| The Eileen Gray Cocktail Table is slightly longer than | | | | moulded edge to make it appears indented. Historically, |
| other glass coffee tables and it fits in more confined | | | | it has had many uses. |
| quarters. The creator of it was a big fan of work | | | | The ETR Elliptical Surfboard Coffee Table is another |
| completed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and she met | | | | extraordinary example of a contemporary coffee |
| other famous people in design school such as Jessie | | | | table that was popular in the early 1950s. Charles and |
| Gavin and Kathleen Bruce. | | | | Ray Eames were the leading constructors of this table |
| Another famous piece of work is the Barcelona | | | | model. This table is most noted for its tower wire |
| Coffee Table which dates back to Mies Van Der | | | | frame bases and metal cross struts. |
| Rohe. He inspired this very design in 1930. About a | | | | Many more contemporary coffee table models have |
| year after this fashionable item was initially designed, it | | | | been produced over this period of time. These are |
| was set in a house in Brno, Czechoslovakia. | | | | placed in very strategic locations of a home to create |
| This piece was matched with the Brno chair. It is | | | | just the right affect and to represent a certain |
| characterised by the 100 cm square wide piece of | | | | decoration theme. |