As in all Foster+Partners designs, the hi-tech component is essential for its development.
The basic idea is that of a small table which, thanks to sideways movable tops, can act not only as a surface for objects, but also as a device for bringing whatever is required into the foreground. The frame, made of red, pewter or bronze lacquered steel, conceals a sophisticated mechanism for the traverse movement of the slim but structurally effective marble or eucalyptus table tops.