Superellipse table
A dining table shaped as a superellipse, the curve between oval and rectangle, designed by Piet Hein and Bruno Mathsson and made by Fritz Hansen since the 1960s.
- Designed by
- Piet Hein and Bruno Mathsson
- Made by
- Fritz Hansen
Pictures © Fritz Hansen, from fritzhansen.com.
Why it is renowned
The table takes its outline from the superellipse Piet Hein proposed in 1959 for the roundabout in Sergels Torg, a city square in Stockholm; his design won the city's competition, and he went on to use the curve for tables, beds and dishes.1 Fritz Hansen counts the table, which has no distinct ends, among its greatest successes.23
The story
The Danish poet and scientist Piet Hein and the designer Bruno Mathsson worked on the table together, and Fritz Hansen brought it out in the 1960s.21 Its top is a superellipse, so that people sit around it with no obvious head of the table.3 It comes in fixed sizes from 135 x 90 cm to 300 x 130 cm and in extendable versions, on a steel base.43
Sources
- Superellipse, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 1 October 2026.
- Our heritage, Fritz Hansen. fritzhansen.com, read 1 October 2026.
- Superellipse B612, Fritz Hansen. fritzhansen.com, read 1 October 2026.
- Superellipse, Fritz Hansen. fritzhansen.com, read 1 October 2026.
Last checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.