A Dining Table That Steps Inward

The Fontana round dining table carries its whole top on four steel tubes that meet in the middle rather than standing at the corners. Each tube rises at an angle, passes the other three at a collar set below the top, and continues on to the floor, so the feet land well inside the edge of the table. What that leaves is a rim with nothing under it. A chair can be pushed in at any point around the circle and the next one placed beside it without anyone having to work out where the legs are. Underneath, two steel rails span the full width of the top and the base bolts into them. The top itself is made in two halves joined along the middle by metal plates, and the surface pattern is printed and wraps over the eased edge rather than stopping at a band.

Features

• Nothing Under the Rim since all four tubes gather toward the center, so a chair goes in anywhere around the circle without a leg deciding where it can sit
• Four Place Settings fit around the circle at this diameter, or three with one quarter of the top left clear for a laptop and a stack of mail
• Round Means No Corners to walk around, which is why a circle this size fits a tighter room than a rectangle seating the same number of people
• Footprint Stays Inside the outline of the top, so the table can sit closer to a wall or an island than its diameter alone would suggest
• Two Steel Rails Underneath carry the top across its full width and give the base something solid to bolt into rather than fixing straight into the panel
• Wipe-Clean Printed Surface takes a damp cloth over spills and crumbs, which is what a table used for homework and laptops as often as for meals needs
• Capped Tube Ends meet the floor at each of the four feet, standing between the steel and a hard floor surface
• Standard Dining Height matches the chairs, benches and stools sold for ordinary dining tables, so seating does not have to be bought to a special measurement
• Apartment and Nook Sized suits a breakfast corner, a small dining room or an eat-in kitchen, and doubles as a round work table in a home office

Materials

• Tabletop: Engineered Wood Board
• Tabletop Surface: PVC Laminate
• Tabletop Joining Plates: Steel
• Support Rails: Steel
• Legs: Steel Tube
• Leg Surface Finish: Powder-Coated
• Foot Caps: Plastic

Care Instructions

• Wipe the tabletop with a soft damp cloth and dry it straight away
• Keep standing moisture off the top, since the engineered core swells if water reaches it through a chip or a cut in the surface
• Use coasters under glasses and mats under hot dishes, and wipe up spills along the center joint rather than letting them sit in it
• Avoid abrasive pads, bleach and solvent cleaners on the printed surface
• Lift objects rather than dragging them across the top
• Wipe the steel legs with a dry or barely damp cloth, then dry them
• Check the bolts at the two rails and at the center collar periodically and tighten any that have worked loose
• Keep the foot caps in place and clear grit from beneath them before the table is moved
• Lift the table rather than dragging it, and carry it by the rails rather than by a single leg
• Keep the table out of prolonged direct sunlight to limit fading of the printed surface