With its slightly Mexican feel, the Carmel table collection was born of OEO Studio's travels along the American Pacific coast. It introduces a new material to the Gubi universe - ceramics - which provides an explosion of colour and Californian energy.
Three sizes and four vibrant, saturated colours are available. All share a rounded, pebble-like shape, a unique hand-crafted look and a strong sense of individuality.
The smallest table is available in Rock Red and Pacific Blue. The medium size is available in Clam White, and the largest in Midnight Black.
Unlike other materials that can be made uniform and perfect, single-fired Italian stoneware makes every table unique. The finishing coat is applied when the ceramic is still in a semi-dry state, pulverised by hand and fired for several hours in kilns at 1,250°C. The result is a high-gloss glaze that creates a magnificent play of light and enhances the colour.
The black and white versions are enriched with crystals randomly distributed in the paint.
The tops rest on matt black powder-coated galvanised steel legs with a slightly oversized H-shape.
Pacific Blue
Rock red
Clam white
Midnight black
OEO Studio
Designer and creative director Thomas Lykke (b. 1971) trained as a fashion designer in Copenhagen and San Francisco before turning to the design industry where he worked as an interiors editor at Wallpaper Magazine from 2000 in 2003 before setting up his own agency, OEO Studio, in Copenhagen in 2003.
For OEO Studio, communication is just as important as the product itself. Indeed, the truth lies in the whole process. OEO Studio seeks to touch and inspire people on an emotional level, to create engaging design universes with a cosmopolitan perspective.
“We are creative people with a unique and refined sense of a brand's DNA and personality: its heritage, its qualities and its essence. We have developed masterful skills in taking a brand and bringing it to the fore. We strive to create products that can last for generations for their exceptional qualities and aesthetics. Finally, we strongly believe in craftsmanship, tactile materials and lived experience when creating meaningful products and moods,” says Thomas Lykke.
OEO Studio has created award-winning designs for a wide range of discerning clients, from the most respected age-old craft companies to corporate brand producers of high-quality products, including Georg Jensen, Dinesen, Kadeau, Takashimaya, Brdr. Krüger, Leica, Japan Handmade, Stellar Works, Hosoo and Sony HQ.
