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Cecilie Manz\u2019s pared-down coffee table is designed for easy, tool-free assembly. Offered in oak and two species of slow-growth pine, it\u2019s made from components that are EU Ecolabel\u2013 and FSC-certified.
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A dramatically pared-down coffee table illustrates a trend toward furnishings with few parts and natural materials. Called Plint, it takes its frugal form from a collaboration between award-winning designer Cecilie Manz and TAKT, a one-year-old Danish manufacturer that makes quality flat-pack furnishings in sustainable and transparent ways.<\/p>\n

Three of Plint\u2019s four parts (a wood surface and two side planks) are preassembled with leather hinges, which enables inexpensive shipping and no-tools-required assembly. The ingredients, wood and leather, are as green as they are restrained; planks are Forest Stewardship Council\u2013certified (FSC) oak or pine, EU Ecolabel\u2013certified, and intentionally machined as a kit of replaceable parts to extend the product\u2019s life. Even the hinged seams are carefully considered: They\u2019re supplied by a Swedish tannery called T\u00e4rnsj\u00f6 Garveri, which distinguishes itself by using a chrome-free, vegetable-based tanning process.<\/p>\n

But simplicity is the table\u2019s chief virtue. \u201cA small plinth is a type of furniture I often return to,\u201d Manz says, \u201cas it\u2019s highly functional and self-explanatory to use.\u201d It\u2019s a model of basic versatility and craftsmanship, which a growing number of product designers seem to be following.<\/p>\n

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