Introduction

The Tighten Table is range of household, display and exhibition tables each created from a single sheet of hand-polished, recycled aluminium, manually bent and tensioned with ratchet straps. The series originates as a study into manufacturing a razor thin, functional table using a minimal volume of material. There is a conscious focus upon the life cycle of a product combining bespoke yet fully recyclable aluminium with off the shelf yet reusable strapping. As with much of our work the aesthetic aims to be a manifestation of its own fabrication and engineering