Adrian Pearsall, table for Craft Associates

ADRIAN PEARSALL (New York, 1925- Pennsylvania, 2011) for Craft Associates.
Dining table.
Wood base finished in silver resin. Glass top.
Measurements: 74 x 210 x 105 cm.

The table in tender, designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates is a clear homage to the brutalist aesthetic. It stands on a three-piece "H" structure decorated with reliefs that generate abstract forms and brutalist textures very typical of the era.

Adrian Pearsall was an architect and furniture designer particularly recognized for his contribution to the mid-century modern movement. His designs, especially the Craft Associates furniture he founded in 1952, were characterized by clean lines, sculptural forms and the use of modern materials such as wood, glass and metal. Pearsall received a degree in architectural engineering from the University of Illinois in 1950. He was inducted into the Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2023.