Elephant Table by EO Play – European Beech

Elephant Table by Marc Venot is a solid beech elephant that happens to be a table, made for drawing, puzzles, tea parties and grand adventures.

EO calls it a new classic and collector’s item, and it looks the part: smooth matte lacquer, gentle curves and an elephant you see at once without a single cartoon detail.

The Design Story

French designer Marc Venot created the Elephant Chair & Table for EO, the Copenhagen design house founded in 2013 by Nicole & Tor Vitner Servé, the founders of EO. Venot trained at ENSCI–Les Ateliers, worked with Hermès and Cartier, and has designed for Thonet and Normann Copenhagen. According to EO, the set has been featured in Phaidon’s Design for Children and in Architectural Digest.

Why You’ll Love It

Fine European beech gives it warmth and weight, with no laminate in sight. The matte lacquer wipes clean with a damp cloth. It’s sized for ages 3 to 11, so it grows with your child for years. The sculptural form works in a kitchen or living room as easily as a playroom. And it’s the kind of piece that gets passed to the next generation.

Made for Real Life

Wipe with a damp cloth, add a mild soap if needed, and dry right away. For the first 8 weeks, move objects around on the top now and then; EO notes new wood reacts to sunlight. Chairs are sold separately.

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Where It Shines

According to EO, Elephant Chairs and Tables furnish the Four Seasons Megève Kids Club and jungle-themed family rooms at La Réserve in Geneva. At home, it shines in playrooms, kids’ rooms and family kitchens, especially with an EO Panda Carpet underneath.

Questions We Hear Most

Why is the Elephant Table considered a design classic?

EO calls the Elephant Chair & Table “a new classic and collector’s item”. The set has appeared in Phaidon’s book Design for Children and in Architectural Digest, according to EO.

Who is Marc Venot, the designer of the Elephant Table?

A Paris industrial designer from ENSCI–Les Ateliers with a background in mathematics and physics. He worked with Hermès and Cartier before founding his studio in 2011 and was a 2016 Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris laureate.

How big is the Elephant kids’ table?

75 × 55 × 48 cm (29.5 × 21.7 × 19 in) according to EO, sized for children aged 3 to 11.

Can the Elephant Table go in a shared family space?

Yes. Matte-lacquered beech and soft, sculptural lines let it sit in a kitchen or living room without shouting “toy”. Wipe it with a damp cloth and dry it right after.

Where has the Elephant Table been used?

According to EO, Elephant Chairs and Tables furnish the Four Seasons Megève Kids Club and family rooms at La Réserve in Geneva, and the set was sold at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York.

Why We Love It

It respects children as people who notice good design. And it respects parents, who would rather live with sculpture than plastic.

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