Assuming the weight and texture of an object to later find out it’s nothing like what you expected is a surprising and pleasant occurrence. The Sponge tables hope to achieve this for its observers.
Made from carbonated aluminum panels - a common building material - the surface, once painted, becomes completely unrecognisable as metal. The Sponge table’s simple construction is designed to highlight the material’s use, accentuating its alchemic quality of transforming a standard building material into a luxury good.