Horgenglarus Ess.tee.tisch T-6500 Table
ESS.TEE.TISCH T-6500 TABLE
ESS.TEE.TISCH T-6500 TABLE
Designed by Jürg Bally, 1951 & Daniel Hunziker 2014
Jürg Bally's ess.tee.tisch is one of only a few Swiss table icons. The architect designed this height-adjustable table in 1950, shortly before he started working for Knoll International in New York.
The table is a birthday present for his future wife Ica who didn't have a table in her furnished room. The table, called S.T. then, has had a place in her home up to this day. The name gives us a glimpse at Bally's linguistic wit, because the height adjustment turns it from a dining ("Ess-Tisch") to a coffee table ("Tee-Tisch"), which decidedly sounds like "Ess-Tee-Tisch" ("aesthetic") German. It was inspired by Hans Bellmann's three-legged 1944 "colonial table."
With his "lift table" (its popular name), Jürg Bally created an answer to the changed living conditions and increasing mobility, which is a topical issue to this day. The "lift table," as it was also called, went into series production at "Werkgenossenschaft Wohnhilfe" in 1951/54*. After 1968, Bally himself took charge of production and distribution, such as in his Zurich furniture shop at Neumarkt 11.
The ess.tee.tisch became Jürg Bally's most prominent design. Today, the official 1950 prototype is exhibited in the collection of the Zurich design museum. In 1955, he was awarded the "Die gute Form" prize by the Swiss association of workmen.
DESIGNERs
JÜRG BALLY (1923 – 2002)
Study of architecture, working in the offices of Alfred Roth and Le Corbusier. in 1953 his own Office in Zurich. Interior architect VSI and furniture designers considered the Switzerland innovator of furniture design with models for various well-known furniture manufacturers.
DANIEL HUNZIKER (1973)
Designer and engineer in Zurich. Completed a Master of Engineering at the ETH Zurich and a MAS Spatial Design at the Zurich University of the Arts. Self-employed since 2003, founded Daniel Hunziker Design Identity AG in 2020 with a focus on design in urban interiors and exteriors. Designed furniture and products for various manufacturers and Swiss cities. Also active as a consultant for design in public spaces. Also special furniture editions for the hotel and catering industry and art scenographies.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Horgenglarus
PRODUCT TYPE
Table
DETAIL
The re-edition was presented in the "horgenglarus: ess.tee.tisch von jürg bally" exhibition in the gallery of the German association of workmen in Berlin in May 2014.
TECHNICAL DRAWING
SHAPE
Round
CROSSED-OVER LEGS
Three
DESIGN
The construction of this design classic is as simple as it is ingenious: The table top rests on three crossed-over legs linked by a moveable pin hinge. For the 2014 re-edition, the self-locking lifting mechanism was perfected in 400 collaborative working hours with design engineer Daniel Hunziker.
TYPE OF METAL
Steel
WEIGHT
- 5.5 kg
- 11.0 lb
DOWNLOADS
↓ Technical data Sheet
↓ Leporello
CHARACTERISTICS
Table with 3-part central cast iron base, base painted in anthracite color and with original lettering, adjustable glides, solid tabletop, 30mm thick, with ridges.
DESIGNERS
- Jürg Bally
- Daniel Hunziker
USE
Interior
FRAME
Solid Wood
APPLICATIONS
- Residential
- Hospitality
LEGS
Using a lever under the table top, spring force is used to roll up or unroll a steel strap inside a drum. While the legs meet or part in the rails under the table top, it is raised or lowered from dining to coffee table in ten steps from 72 to 40 centimetres. Thanks to its precise details and careful fitting, this adjustment works smoothly without having to clear the table top.
MATERIAL
MATERIAL
-Elm Undamped Hg 590 -Natural Black Walnut Hg 560 -Black Ash Oak Hg 580 -Elm Undamped Desktop 4172 Mauve -Ash Blank 4023 Blank -Natural Black Walnut 4023 Schwarz -Natural Black Walnut 154 Burgundy -Natural Black Walnut 4172 Mauve -Natural Black Walnut 4166 Charcoal -Natural Black Walnut 4176 Mushroom -Natural Black Walnut 4178 Iron -Natural Black Walnut 4179 Smokey Blue -Natural Black Walnut 4184 Olive
4172 Mauve
4178 Iron
4184 Olive