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Larry Laske's Toothpick Cactus Tables

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Lightweight Classic. We've had our eye on this one for a while now, and when it popped up in a room of Morphosis' Hermosa Beach House in an earlier post, we decided to sieze the moment! Larry Laske designed the Toothpick Cactus series of occassional tables for Knoll in 1993. The multiple legs and super-thin surfaces make a lightweight and visually interesting piece (and reportedly extremely stable!)...

 
 
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Various heights and sizes available in beech, maple, bird's eye maple, ebonized-walnut veneers and black slate. Available from HighBrow Furniture and Unica Home.

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Price ranges from $866 to $2033. No information is given on the websites regarding the impact of the materials and manufacturing process on the planet.

posted by MrGreen on 2007-07-05 10:11:06
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Nice stems! They remind me of that game, Pick-Up Sticks!

posted by becky on 2007-07-05 12:32:47
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mr. green...
geez you are a ray of sunshine huh.hahaha

anyways, the toothpick table with slate top IS greenguard certified.

Also note that the majority of Knoll Products are greenguard certified.

posted by bellaknollie on 2007-07-05 16:07:20
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It's rather impractical IMO. You'd have too many things for your feet to hit/get tangled in when sitting at the table.

posted by mscot on 2007-07-05 22:00:11
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bellaknollie, it's "MrGreen", not "mr. green".

posted by MrGreen on 2007-07-06 11:34:02
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.....bite me.

hahaahahh it should be Mrtalksinthirdperson

posted by bellaknollie on 2007-07-06 11:47:12
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bellaknollie, MrGreen hopes that bugs do indeed crawl up your dress.

posted by MrGreen on 2007-07-06 11:59:57
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AWWW aren't you sweet.
mr......green

posted by bellaknollie on 2007-07-06 12:49:40
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