Nomos Table

Whether you use the Nomos table as a desk or a table for work or dining, it remains one of the most elegant surface solu­tions for the home or office. In contin­u­ous produc­tion for almost 30 years, Nomos is included in the perma­nent collec­tions of several museums world­wide includ­ing New York’s Metro­pol­i­tan Museum as well as MOMA.

The collab­o­ra­tion of Norman Foster and Tecno came about in a wonder­fully serendip­i­tous way. In 1981, Foster created custom-designed office tables for the UK Renault Centre. The tables produced in limited numbers with Foster creat­ing a few extra versions for his studio. The direc­tor of Tecno’s Centro Prog­etti dropped by Foster’s studio in 1983 and saw the design, suggest­ing that Tecno could indus­tri­ally produce this table. Over the years and many patents later, the orig­i­nal Nomos table has grown into one of the most exten­sive and flex­i­ble modular surface systems. The basic Nomos table has a profoundly zoomor­phic form. Indeed, its base is akin to a skele­ton with a central spine and ribs; its leg with char­ac­ter­is­tic bend culmi­nates in a disc foot – visu­ally connot­ing some­thing between a grasshopper’s leg and the landing gear of the lunar modules of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

From the now iconic chromed steel base with a clear glass top to new surfaces and bases in a plethora of sizes, shapes, and finishes, Nomos remains one of Tecno’s most popular systems. As the Nomos table base and top compo­si­tions, sizes, and finish options are profoundly exten­sive, please contact CONTEXT at 800.886.0867 to review the options along with associated pricing.