Large Jean Claude Dresse Coffee Table in Resin Inlayed with Agate

Jean Claude Dresse, coffee table, resin, metal, agate, Belgium, 1970s

This luxurious and artistic resin coffee table is a design by the hand of Belgian designer Jean Claude Dresse. The table consists of a resin tabletop, resting on metal feet. The oval shaped table top is finished with a naturalistic relief and inlayed with large pieces of agate stones framed by brass. The organic lines in the resin are drawn by Dresse and etched afterwards. A piece that finds itself between the borders of furniture design and art.

Jean Claude Dresse (1946-) is a Belgian artist and designer. He graduated from the art academy in Charleroi. His background of being a visual artist is clearly visible in his furniture designs as he uses artistic techniques such as mosaic and etchings. He makes use of precious metals such as brass and copper. Together with his father he was a prominent figure in the furniture business in the 1980s and he belongs to the artistic Walloon school that focused on glamorous aesthetics.

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