Nomos Table base Norman Foster Tecno

Nomos Table base by Norman Foster for Tecno, no top.

name: Nomos table
designer: Norman Foster
manufacturer: Tecno, Italy
design year: 1986

“The Nomos Table, developed for Italian furniture manufacturer Tecno, is characterised by its splayed metal legs, angled from a central spine, as if poised for flight. Some critics have suggested references to the lunar landing module; another image is the grasshopper with its slim body and gangly legs.” -text: fosterandpartners.

award: Compasso d’oro in 1987;

High Tech/  hightech eighties icon of industrial design;

rigid zoomorphic skeleton frame;

futuristic boardroom/conference/meeting/desk/dining table;

lots of chrome and cast engineered metal bits;

has a modern and timeless appearance;

Structural Expressionism = High Tech, came after Space Age at the end of the seventies, early 1980s;

This is meant to take a rectangular thick glass top of 280 by 100 cm. We can order a glass top for you, additional price: estimated:  € 1250,-

The black discs are 52 by 215 cm edge to edge.