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.