Hall 2 - 44
Tischleindeckdich (Wishing Table)
Designer
Alison and Peter Smithson
Location
Germany
Years
1992 & 1993
Information
At the end of the 1980s, Tecta and Alison Smithson developed the Tischleindeckdich, an automated folding dining table as an evolution of the M10 Bauhaus folding table by Erich Brendel.
Exhibit
contents
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Prototype of the Tischleindeckdich, 1992 – at the push of a button, a dining table, already set with wooden fruit and vegetables, opens up
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Sketch by Alison Smithson, 1991 – the wooden fruit was deliberately arranged to decorate the table’s leaves
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Layout design for the exhibition pamphlet “Tischleindeckdich”, 1992
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Text by Peter Smithson about the Tischleindeckdich, 1992
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Illustration from “Alice in Wonderland”, discovered by Peter Smithson for the book “Flying Furniture”, 1999
About the
Designer
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Alison (1928–1993) and Peter Smithson (1923–2003) were British architects who formed an architectural partnership. They are considered key representatives of New Brutalism, particularly in architectural and urban theory.
The two met while studying architecture at Durham University and married in 1949. They initially worked for the architecture department of the London County Council before establishing their own practice in 1950.
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