TAF Studio’s Museum side table keeps your belongings on a pedestal
The Museum side table boasts a minimalist design with slight industrial references. The table's ”leg” is reminiscent of steel beams found on construction sites.
THE MUSEUM COLLECTION, designed by TAF Studio for String Furniture, has thus far consisted of robust shelves in beige, white, and aluminum. This fall, the series has expanded not only with novel hues but also a completely new product: the Museum side table. The small multifunctional side table carries the same industrial design language as the original shelf which was designed for the restaurant of Sweden’s Nationalmuseum as part of the museum’s grand renovation project.
Launched in 2019, the Museum shelf can be used in countless ways: as a nightstand, bathroom shelf, a place to empty your pockets when you come home, or, like at Sweden's Nationalmuseum, for displaying busts.
The height of the side table can be adjusted according to what the table is used for.
In the restaurant & café, the Museum shelves have been given the task of showcasing the museum’s impressive bust collection, and that was actually the original idea behind the shelves. “The brief from the client was extremely free and open-minded,” say TAF Studio’s Mattias Ståhlblom and Gabriella Gustafson. “It gave us the possibilities to work without borders between craft, industrial design, and interior architecture.”
Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Gabriella Gustafson and Mattias Ståhlbom have run TAF Studio since 2002.
The name Museum is a reference to the way the table acts as a pedestal for showcasing objects, just like in a museum.
The table leg is placed so that the metal side table can easily be pulled close to a sofa or bed.
The designers got the idea for expanding the Museum collection by simply observing that there might be a need for a compact side table whose height could be adjusted. Just like the Museum shelf, the side table is also based on the idea of displaying art or other objects. “It can be used to carry and maybe highlight everyday objects in the same way a podium or a pedestal at a museum does,” the designers note.
Both the Museum shelf and the side table have been created in close collaboration with String Furniture, known for their expertise in storage solutions.
The Museum side table can be used in innumerable ways. The minimalist design adapts well to a variety of surroundings.
The metal construction is sturdy enough to carry even heavier objects, and the adjustable height makes it easy to always have your belongings at an arm's length.
Created in close collaboration with String Furniture, the table was first introduced in spring 2020 at Stockholm Design Week, in an exhibition held at the Svenskt Tenn boutique, as a stand for flower vases.
“We use the side table at the office, a little bit here and there, as an extra table,” the designers say. “But one of our favorite ways to use it, still, is for flowers. It creates a nice soft contrast to the metal and the table’s industrial expression.”
See also:
• String Furniture's Museum side table >
• TAF Studio's designs >
Text: Emmi Ratilainen Images: String Furniture
Published on 7 Sep, 2020
