[65683]G-PLAN Fresco Dining Table, Wooden, Teak, British, Vintage, Butterfly Table, Gateleg Table, Drop Leaf

The Fresco Drop-Leaf Gateleg Table was designed by Victor Bramwell Wilkins for G-PLAN, a leading British mid-century brand.

A simple and well-balanced design. The beautifully curved, slightly thick legs are impressive. By folding the left and right tabletops, it can be used as a console table or stored in a minimal space, and is also recommended as a spare table for guests.

The Fresco series is said to be the best-selling series of G-PLAN, which took the world by storm in the UK about 50 years ago. Following the Danish series of 1960, the original design was created by Ib Kofod-Larsen and has a strong Nordic feel, using teak wood. It is still the most popular series that symbolizes G-PLAN today.

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.

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.

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.