A surface for gathering.
The broad surface preserves the continuity of the grain. Its proposed 4 cm edge maintains a horizontal silhouette above the stone supports.
Collection 01 · Sada Hess / 2026
Tándem · Table Tennis
Design concept
THE IDEA
A serious piece. A game waiting to happen.
Tándem brings table tennis into the language of furniture. A smoked-oak surface rests on two travertine portals, divided by a perforated bronze net. Understated ivory lines run across the timber, making the table a gathering point within the home.
- Project status
- A 2026 design concept. Proposed materials and dimensions; technical development and prototyping are pending.
- Role
- An exploration of form, materiality, proportion and conceptual representation.
- Credits
- Concept developed for Sada Hess. AI-generated visualizations and sketches; proportion study prepared for this proposal.
THE OBJECT / 01 VIEWS
A closer look at the details.
A visualization of the proposed form and materials. Open an image to browse the gallery.
MATERIAL / PROPOSED PALETTE
See it.
Feel it.
274 × 152 × 76 cm
Width × depth × height · proposed dimensions
Playing surface height: 76 cm · proposed net: an additional 15 cm
Smoked oak
A dark surface with ivory playing lines.
Light travertine
Two portals with rounded rectangular openings.
Satin bronze
A perforated net and visually light supports.
Architecture on a small scale.
The two portals introduce mass and void. Softened rectangular openings admit light and keep the base from reading as a solid block.
The net as a detail.
The perforated sheet catches the light without hiding the other side. Bounce, flatness and the removable net system will be explored through prototyping; the proposal is presented as recreational furniture.
THE SKETCHBOOK / DRAWINGS AND PROCESS
What lies
behind the drawing.
Elevations and plan exploring the object's scale. Each dimension expresses a design intention.
Tándem · front, side and plan
274 × 152 × 76 cm. Schematic geometry for studying the piece; technical development and prototyping are pending.
Proportion study · proposed dimensionsYour project can start here.
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