Zoo Full-grown coffee table, stainless steel

The Zoo Full-grown coffee table, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Asplund, is part of a table collection of three low tables in different sizes and materials. Zoo Full-grown is the largest of the tables and made of untreated steel that will develop a gorgeous, varied patina over time and use. The unique patina is not the only characteristic that makes the tables exclusive: each version is also only made in a limited edition of 100 numbered tables.

The Zoo tables are constructed of an asymmetrical, softly rounded top carried by 6–8 thin legs depending on the version; Zoo Full-grown has 8 legs. Each table is very low, only rising to 20 cm. The low, multi-legged structure of the tables is also the inspiration for the collection’s name – the design evokes images of a small creature scurrying ahead at full speed. The Zoo Full-grown table in steel makes for a distinctive addition to the living room décor, placed, for example, next to an armchair or sofa.

Claesson Koivisto Rune

Asplund is a Swedish design company who sees furniture as objects of art. Asplund was founded in 1990 by Michael Asplund, originally an art dealer, and his brother Thomas Asplund, a former banker. Their contrasting backgrounds brought fresh attitude and ideas to the Swedish design scene. Besides design and production, the brothers run the Stockholm-based Asplund Gallery, which has become a lively arena for contemporary Swedish design. Besides Swedish designers, Asplund has collaborated with various international designers including Tom Dixon, Jasper Morrison and Marc Newsom. Despite its innovative and international approach, Asplund also believes in traditions and the quality of local production; the majority of its collections are still manufactured in Sweden.