Elgoni Nesting Tables
Handcrafted by Top class modern furniture in 005, Upper Savannah, Nairobi, Kenya
The Elgoni Nesting Tables are a set of three round marble-topped nesting tables handcrafted in Kenya. Each table is built to sit within the next, so the group reads as one sculptural piece when closed and as three separate surfaces when opened out. The scale steps down gently from largest to smallest, which keeps the silhouette calm rather than busy. Each top is marble, pale and softly veined, with grey markings that drift across the surface differently on every table. The tops sit flush inside a slim circular rim on a warm gold-toned metal frame. The legs are grouped as clusters of thin rods that meet a ring at the base, giving the tables a light, open footprint that shows the floor beneath them. Set the largest table in front of a sofa and let the two smaller nesting tables slide out when guests arrive, or draw them to a chair for a cup of coffee and a book. The reflective frames pick up daylight, and the cool tops sit comfortably against boucle, linen and timber floors. Stacked together, the set works equally well beside a bed or in a hallway. Kenya's furniture workshops have long combined imported stone with locally shaped metalwork, and this set belongs to that practical, inventive tradition. Buying from a Kamara maker means the piece came from a small workshop rather than an assembly line, and that small variations in vein and finish are part of what you receive.
Price: KES 15,600
Material: marble
Dimensions: L 45cm × H 50cm
Availability: Made to order
Category: furniture