Abyss Table: Layers of Glass Recreate the Depths of the Sea | Designs & Ideas on Dornob - Feed https://dornob.com Architecture, Interior and Furniture Design Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:57:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Abyss Table: Layers of Glass Recreate the Depths of the Sea https://dornob.com/abyss-table-layers-of-glass-recreate-the-depths-of-the-sea/ Sat, 05 Jul 2014 11:48:00 +0000 http://dornob.com/?p=43550 Precision-cut layers of glass and wood come together to create a table that's also a cross-section of the sea floor, complete with a deep blue abyss. Designer Christopher Duffy of Duffy London noticed that as more layers of glass are put together, they take on a dark tint, replicating the way sea water

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Precision-cut layers of glass and wood come together to create a table that’s also a cross-section of the sea floor, complete with a deep blue abyss. Designer Christopher Duffy of Duffy London noticed that as more layers of glass are put together, they take on a dark tint, replicating the way sea water looks at various depths.

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“I wanted to use this effect to replicate a real piece of the earth’s sea bed,” he says. “Like a mythical power had lifted a perfect rectangle straight from the earth’s crust to use as his personal ornament.”

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The design team spent a year experimenting with sculpted glass, perspex and wood arranged in a three-dimensional representation of a geological map until they reached a visual that matched the one that first came to Duffy when gazing at those layers of glass.

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The table is made of high-grade wood from Forest Stewardship Council-managed forests and other controlled sources, and is available in a limited edition of 25 via the Duffy London website.

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