Adjustable E1027 Side Table

from $1,550.00

Manufacturer: Classicon

Designer: Eileen Gray

Country of Origin: Germany

Year of Design: 1927

Estimated Production Time: 4-8 weeks

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Manufacturer: Classicon

Designer: Eileen Gray

Country of Origin: Germany

Year of Design: 1927

Estimated Production Time: 4-8 weeks

Adjustable E1027 Side Table

THIS IS THE CLASSIC AMONG CLASSICS


Ingeniously proportioned and distinctive form has made this height-adjustable table one of the most popular design icons of the 20th century.

"She built a house for herself. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a masterpiece." Eileen Gray’s legendary Villa E1027, beautifully documented in the acclaimed 2024 film "E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea," stands as a powerful testament to creativity, independence, and Gray's relentless pursuit of innovation amid the complex interplay of gender and artistic authority. Completed in 1929 along the Mediterranean coast near Monaco, this iconic villa embodies Gray's visionary genius, showcasing her meticulous attention to detail and her belief that true innovation emerges from challenging conventions.

Central to the villa’s enduring legacy is the Adjustable E1027 Side Table, now celebrated as one of the most iconic design objects of the 20th century. Ingeniously proportioned and height-adjustable, the table harmoniously blends aesthetic elegance with functional versatility, perfectly reflecting Gray’s revolutionary modernist spirit. The table's name cryptically symbolizes Gray’s relationship with Jean Badovici (E for Eileen, 10 for Jean, 2 for Badovici, and 7 for Gray), underscoring its intimate connection to both her personal narrative and the villa's carefully curated design. This timeless piece, prominently featured in the documentary, remains an essential bridge to Eileen Gray’s pioneering spirit and lasting influence.


Side table. Frame height-adjustable, chrome-plated tubular steel or powder-coated in black. Tabletop clear crystal glass or grey smoked glass, or black lacquered metal.


Dimensions

Diameter 52cm (20 1/2”), H. 55/93cm (21 5/8”- 36 5/8”)


MATERIALS


FRAME

TABLETOP


DESIGNEr


EILEEN GRAY

Eileen Gray

Adjustable E1027 Side Table

Coming from an aristocratic Irish-Scottish family, Eileen Gray went to London and Paris to study architecture and design. She first made a name for herself as a leading designer of lacquered walls and decorative panels. With her theories on design and architecture, she left an indelible mark on our ideas about living; her work is considered the epitome of Modernism. Gray’s tubular steel furniture, revolutionary at the time of their creation, are considered classics today. Her Adjustable Table E1027 is one of the most famous and most-copied designs in the world. It was added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1978. The non-conformist’s lifetime achievement was honoured in 2013 with a major solo exhibition at Centre Pompidou in Paris. The production of the movie “Price of Desire” and the documentary film “Gray Matters” (both 2014) continued the success of the exhibition. Gray’s most famous architectural design, the Maison en Bord de Mer E1027 on the Côte d’Azur, was reopened to the public in 2015.


MANUFACTURER


CLASSICON

Good furniture is like a good friend: somebody we like to have around and who accompanies us through life, wherever it may take us. We have been producing this kind of furniture since 1990. At the time, ClassiCon emerged from the traditional Vereinigte Werkstätten in Munich.

The licenses for the designs by famous designers of classic modernism, including Eileen Gray, Eckart Muthesius and Otto Blümel, formed the cornerstone for today’s collection. Soon, furniture by contemporary designers such as Sebastian Herkner, Neri & Hu, Konstantin Grcic and Jader Almeida followed. From the beginning, ClassiCon intentionally created a suspenseful relationship between classics and contemporary design. Owner Oliver Holy has had a lasting impact on the family-run company with his passion for design, architecture and art for almost 20 years now. Since mid-2024, he and CEO Timotheus Günak have been jointly managing ClassiCon.

Design, function and quality at the highest level plus a good amount of emotion – this is our vision: furniture design that convinces and accompanies people through their lives, something reliable and beautiful that is used and appreciated and, in the best case, passed down.

How much spirit of departure does a piece of furniture contain? At ClassiCon, you will only find innovative furniture that expresses the courage to depart from familiar ground. Some of the pieces carry big names, and each can look back on a proud design history, sometimes over several decades or even an entire century. Others, however, are only at the beginning of writing their own big stories.

We consider it our task to accompany and enable a multitude of such stories – now and in the future. For this purpose, we are continuously expanding our partner network and engage in intensive dialogs with international designers, often young and unknown.

Local craft businesses that bring design ideas to life through their skills and expertise play an equally important role for us. Through our production methods, we aim to bring this craftsmanship and wealth of experience to light and secure it for the future.

Designs from the ClassiCon collection can be found in museum collections around the world. Rare and precious originals by Eileen Gray, for example, are owned by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the National Museum of Ireland and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In the meantime, designs by our contemporary designers have found a place in collections: classics of the future are exhibited or archived in various contexts. They represent formal innovation, originality and quality. With each selection, we are delighted about the success of the designers and the confirmation of our work.

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