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Archer Office acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional owners of the land on which we live and work. We pay respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.
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Campfire Table:
Place for Meeting
The Campfire table references a timeless ritual of gathering to create a democratic venue for meeting. Designed by Tomek Archer in 2002 while a second year student of Architecture, it was a bold claim. The Campfire Table has since been acquired into the permanent collections of state art institutions, and been installed in countless spaces around the world including Australian embassies and the offices of foreign governments.
PROJECT STORY
The base is made using a single length of solid timber, cut into three equal lengths. A simple geometric joint allows the three identical elements to pack flat and assemble without additional fixings.
The Campfire Table has been recognised with several awards including The Edge Commercial Design Award at The Australian International Furniture Fair and an Australian DesignMark in 2005.
Produced by Roethlisberger Kollection, Switzerland for Europe and North America. Available in Australia through Anibou, Designfarm and Innerspace and in New Zealand through Thonet NZ.
Trudeau and Macron exchange ideas around the Campfire Table at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France in 2019.
The Campfire Table in Harry Seidler's 1972 Gissing House in Wahroonga, Sydney.
Project Details
Year:
2002
Production:
Roethlisberger Kollection, Switzerland for Europe and North America
Exhibition:
Permanent State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2009
Awards:
Australian Designmark, Australian International Design Awards 2005
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