CUBE & FREY COFFEE TABLE

Cube and Frey are two tables shown together because they are drawn to be used together. Cube is a monumental block in marble or wood — solid, grounded, with the stone pattern running across the top. Frey is its opposite: an angular top on tapered legs, in glass, light enough to move with one hand.

Why they are a pair

A single large coffee table fills the centre of a room and then does nothing else. A heavy piece plus a light one covers both jobs: Cube holds the middle and takes the weight of books and objects, while Frey moves to wherever someone is sitting. They also balance visually — the block grounds the arrangement, the glass table keeps it from feeling closed.

Cube: marble or wood

The same block form in two quite different materials. In marble it is a stone object: heavy, cool, with veining that is unique to the slab and cannot be reproduced from a photograph. In wood it is warmer and quieter, and the grain does the work the veining would. Choose the material for the room, not the shape — the shape is identical.

Frey: a glass top

Glass does one thing no other material can: it disappears. In a small room, or in front of a sofa with a patterned rug, a glass top keeps the floor visible and the space open. The trade-off is honest — glass shows every mark and needs wiping. Frey is also offered in a range of colours, which changes it from a transparent table into a coloured plane.

Materials and sizes

Made to order. Cube: marble or wood, with the stone or species and the finish specified per project. Frey: glass, clear or coloured, on tapered legs. Dimensions are set for the room rather than taken from a catalogue, and the two can be sized against each other.

Where they belong

A contemporary living room, a lounge, a reception floor. Cube on its own suits a large room with one strong sofa; Frey on its own suits a small room that cannot take a solid block.