Marble Coffee Table – Kho Liang Ie & Artifort

Marble coffee table model 020, designed by Kho Liang Ie for Artifort, late 1950s – early 1960s.

• The marble top has been mineralized with abrasives and the legs repolished in our restoration workshop.
• Excellent condition, from first owner.
• A leather slipper chair from the same series is also available (see photos).
• Dimensions: W 70.5 cm × D 70.5 cm × H 38 cm.

Kho Liang Ie and the 020 Series at Artifort

The marble coffee table model 020 designed by Kho Liang Ie for Artifort circa 1960 is part of the development of post-war European modernist furniture. This marble coffee table Kho Liang Ie Artifort reflects a pursuit of balance between formal rigor and quality materials, without recourse to ornamentation.

The mineral top, combined with a metal structure, creates a controlled contrast between mass and lightness. The whole rests on precise proportions, characteristic of Kho Liang Ie’s work, where each element contributes to a clear and immediate reading of the object.

In the late 1950s, Artifort initiated a decisive evolution by surrounding itself with designers capable of renewing its formal language. The 020 series is part of this pivotal period, preceding the arrival of Pierre Paulin, and marks an important step in asserting the publisher’s identity.

Through its sober and structured presence, this coffee table integrates naturally into modernist or contemporary interiors, contributing to the construction of a coherent and identifiable ensemble.

First owner, a rare provenance

Modernist armchairs and their Artifort coffee table photographed at their first owner’s.

This modernist coffee table comes from an apartment where all the furniture was acquired at the same time and remained in place for several decades, constituting a remarkable testimony to the modernist living of its time. A splendid bar counter as well as other storage units and vintage armchairs were also acquired from this same apartment.