Round Coffee table
Hotel Praha, 1970s

Description:

A round coffee table, designed for the Hotel Praha during the 1970s. 

Commissioned by the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia, construction began on the Hotel Praha in 1975. Beyond hosting the communist delegation, one of the salient aims of the Hotel was to entertain and impress foreign visitors. 

Amidst a backdrop of austerity in the years prior to the Velvet Revolution, the Hotel was an architectural emblem created by some of the leading architects and designers in the former communist state. The colossal, curved building covered 9800 square-meters and  comprised 136 rooms, a restaurant, swimming pool, and bowling alley. 

Owing to the project's uneasy political legacy, few pieces survived the demolition of this project in 2014. 

This circular coffee table shares several features of the Hotel's impressive interiors. It's low proportions perfectly place it at the height of the hotel's low lounge chairs. Additionally, the inset radial details on the legs echo the wood panelling used throughout the hotel which were designed by Czech architect, designer, and salient collaborator of the Hotel Praha, Antonín Hepnar. 

Specifications:

Design Period: 1970-1980
Materials: Beech