The Colbert table, to warm up your meeting rooms.

The Colbert table, or the fine art of warming up your meetings

Morning has just added a new piece of furniture to its catalogue. Its little name? The Colbert table. Having come through the testing phases, the prototype will soon go into large-scale production. As a preview, we reveal to you this piece designed by Julian, Soline and Martin - the sanding heads of Morning Coworking.The project started with a simple aim: to design a table - intended for meeting rooms - capable of making conversation flow more easily. To achieve this, Julian Langevin (designer) set about creating a hybrid object combining the features of professional furniture with cues drawn from other worlds.The Colbert table is that clever blend, reflecting the spirit of Morning spaces. By borrowing certain cues from Parisian brasseries such as the Grand Colbert or the Bouillon Chartier, the object has a twofold appeal. On the one hand, it radiates the conviviality associated with the world of brasseries, but it also has a genuine "French touch". A second important point when you know that Morning makes all of its furniture in France.

Recapturing the spirit of a 19th-century brasserie...

The Colbert table has many facets that nod to the light fittings of late-19th-century brasseries. These pieces are characterised by large glass globes "gripped" by a single-piece copper or brass frame. A language the Colbert table borrows on various levels, starting of course with its light fitting. A spherical shape, simple with a contemporary fixing, without frills. It is worth noting that this lighting module can be paired with the tabletop or used on its own. Another nod to the brasserie globes: the metal ring around the top. Just like the glass spheres held by a single-piece metal edge, the table is ringed by a steel frame. "With the Colbert, you should get that same impression that the wooden top is set within one and the same structure," says Julian, who had originally wanted to make a copper or brass ring. The frame will be steel given budget constraints.

Designing a form to bring people together

Beyond the brasserie world, the Colbert makes it easier to bring people together thanks to other formal features. Very contemporary, its oblong top is marked by cantilevered semicircular ends. A convivial geometry that obliges those seated to see one another and draw closer together.

The Colbert is also marked by discreet inventions that will help to light the top and set conversation free. The central channel keeps cables from cluttering the top. More discreet but no less ingenious, Julian has tucked a groove into each steel leg. All the cables can thus slip discreetly through to the devices without trailing on the floor...

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