Criss Cross Console Table
Console TablesThe Criss Cross Console takes the same structural logic that defines its side table sibling and scales it to full console length, where the drama of the crossed X-frame becomes something altogether more commanding, two pairs of tapering steel legs crossing at the midpoint of each end with a precision and confidence that gives the piece the graphic clarity of a piece of industrial engineering elevated to high design. At this scale the crossing point becomes a focal detail of real power, the two legs meeting and passing each other in a clean, exact intersection that speaks of considerable skill in the making, each leg continuing its diagonal path to the floor with a sharpness of taper that keeps the piece feeling light and dynamic despite its substantial length. The inspiration remains rooted in the campaign furniture tradition, those brilliantly engineered X-frame structures that have served architects, military commanders and explorers for centuries, but here the form is stripped of all historical ornament and resolved in hand-forged flamed bronze with a purity and confidence that makes it entirely of the moment. The limestone top sits above the bronze work with its characteristic quiet authority, its warm, pale surface a perfect foil to the dark, complex tones of the metalwork.
All pieces from our Somerset studio, are handmade to order to your exact specifications and available in bespoke sizes with a choice of finishes and tops.