[63935] G-PLAN Brasilia Coffee Table Teak British Vintage Brasilia Nordic Style Center Table Mid-Century

This coffee table is from the Brasilia series, designed by Victor Bramwell Wilkins and produced by G-PLAN, a leading British mid-century brand.

This high-quality table has smooth edges of the legs and tabletop carved from solid wood, giving it a pleasant feel and a unique, beautiful appearance. Due to its unique design, it is known in the vintage market as a solid teak table. It is also a rare item with a low circulation.

The G-PLAN design studio teamed up with Danish designer Eve Kofod-Larsen to produce the Brasilia series at roughly the same time as the Danish series, which was designed with Larsen in mind. The Brasilia series was created by team leader Victor Wilkins and others with the aim of creating a uniquely British design that absorbed Scandinavian design. The series is characterized by its ease of use, functionality, and a design that exudes a Scandinavian flair.

The early gold labels were made between 1952 and 1965. The gold color was proof that the furniture was high quality at the time, and the label, which had previously been a stamp, was embossed with the gold logo burned directly into it.

Victor Bramwell Wilkins
A British designer who was with G-PLAN from its founding. He was a talented designer who was praised as being on par with the great designer Eve Kofod-Larsen within G-PLAN, and was responsible for G-PLAN's hit series "Brandon" and "Brasilia", as well as G-PLAN's biggest hit series, "Fresco", which is also popular in Japan. He also designed many other furniture pieces for G-PLAN over a long period of time, leaving behind many excellent designs. He is still highly regarded today as one of the hidden great designers who supported G-PLAN's rapid growth.

Jeep Plan G-PLAN
This furniture brand was launched in 1952 by Ebenezer Gomme, a company founded in 1898 in the town of High Wycombe in the UK. It was the first in the UK to embrace the Scandinavian furniture boom of the 1950s, and by the 1960s it had become so popular that it was said to be a symbol of London's urbanites. "G" stands for Gomme, and "PLAN" stands for planning, which means "planning your lifestyle." The product concept was a groundbreaking idea at the time, where people could enjoy creating a modern room in its entirety by purchasing individual items little by little. In 1987 the company was sold, and after many twists and turns, sofas are still manufactured by "G Plan Upholstery" in the west of England, and cabinets by "G Plan Cabinets" in Scotland.

Teak (real teak)
Teak wood from northern Thailand and Myanmar grows slowly in harsh environments, slowly accumulating oils, and has strong anti-corrosive, water-resistant, anti-rot, and insect-repellent properties, with little shrinkage and a beautiful, dense wood grain, so it has been prized as one of the world's three most precious woods, along with Brazilian rosewood and Honduran mahogany. Teak wood from this region is harvested using a special method called "rolling dry" that takes 3 to 5 years to drain the water from the tree while it is still standing, making it very suitable for processing. This method also gives it the name "dry teak." Teak wood has been used as a material for Scandinavian and high-end furniture, but its population has drastically decreased and it has become extremely rare and valuable. Currently, the teak wood in circulation is mainly "Indonesian teak" artificially cultivated in Java, Indonesia, but it grows quickly and is harvested while still young, so it is inferior in beauty of grain and durability.