Born in 1962 in Dorset, Litton Furniture was purchased by the venerable Sir Terrence Conran in 2007. Together with furniture maker Sean Sutcliffe, Conran’s intent is to use Litton as a spring board to restate the grand English furniture making tradition. The stylings are contemporary, and Conran’s portion of the collection is simple and based on clean lines. Tables, sofas and the Mon Oncle Chair (seen above) are among the designs available. Litton, aside from its lofty ambitions to uplift British furniture making, only uses local woods quelled from sustainable sources.

Via: Retro to Go.

More of Conran’s designs for Litton after the jump.

Based in East London, TNA Design Studio specializes in furniture, lighting and electrical product. Their “Cross Table” has the obvious religious tinge, but the agnostic among us can probably get around that for the practical storage applications. These were designed for Japan’s Sumitomo Bakelite and Trunk.

via: DecoJournal.

In Colonial America, the chair table was a piece of furniture born mostly out of necessity and cramped living quarters. There wasn’t a whole lot going on in terms of decorative flourish, or even thought given to reducing weight for that matter. They were simple. The back rotated over the seat and arm rests, on a hinge, to create the table top. Quick movement and BAM! dinner served.

In reality, it wasn’t quite that simple, though the general notion of a chair table remains pretty basic. Ellen Ectors manages, rather impressively, to make it fun as well. Her SwiTHCH table and Chair may remind some of the glory of a goal. Others, children’s play areas. But, deep down it serves a function without bowing to the norms. As table it is more graceful, but in both set ups, the design generates some excitement.

Via: DecoJournal.

The SwiTCH as chair after the jump.

"Dunhill have teamed up with fellow British company Jaques of London who specialize in games to release this table tennis table. The table tennis table is made of solid wood with a black cellulose playing top which has been resin bonded to the table to maintain a flat playing top. The leather cover for the table is from Dunhill’s new Heist collection…"(via sybarites)

Architect Frank Gehry is best known for buildings cloaked in sculptural metal. The Guggenhiem Bilbao; the Gehry Tower in Hanover, Germany; and LA’s Walt DisneyConcert Hall are among the famed creations. Aside from buildings, Gehry has also designed furniture.

This table, made of corrugated cardboard with a glass top, is one of Gehry’s creations. First produced in 1973, the table is getting renewed interest, and is almost as interesting an experiment of material as Frank’s use of metal on buildings. (Ok, that is not completely true, the buildings are inherently more interesting, but using cardboard structurally is also pretty cool). At the end of the day, it is a a pretty robust piece and will stand up to years of abuse.

(via retro to go).

While we wait for the “11-Beautiful Game” football table to make it out of concept, Cronan Shop offers a nice stainless steel monster of a table.  With a price point hitting 3000£, this is sure to fit into everyone’s budget (maybe once in their lives).