Simple Machine

A Simple Machine collection consists of Counterweight Table, Gas Spring Table, Hour Stool and complementary objects.

Counterweight Table and Gas Spring Table are almost inside-out constructions from folded steel and industrial parts, designed to last multiple lifetimes.

For Counterweight Table a cylindrical counterweight balances the mass of the tabletop and its frame, resulting in a floating surface which can be fixed at any desired height. Kettle Bell is a custom magazine holding extra weights offering the option of altering the counterweight mass and balancing a heavier load on the table.

Gas Spring Table uses a lever and gas spring to press a (skate)wheel along the underside of the aluminum tabletop – creating a weightless work surface. Moving the tabletop is done by effortlessly pushing it up or down.

Hour Stool is an archetypical rendition of height adjustable work seating. Designed for an active posture,  and to switch to standing regularly. Using a single steel profile and a wooden seat with an eccentric hole – inviting adjustment.

The Counterweight Table and Gas Spring table manage to offer an interaction that trumps that of an electrical desk, without the (constantly on stand-by) requirement of an external power source.

In a broader sense it is about being fully conscious of what we consume, what we ask of our environment and context, and act accordingly. Juxtaposed with a dime a dozen electric sit/stand tables this becomes all the more clear.

Transparency in construction and mechanism is practiced down to the smallest detail of materialization. Modern automated production techniques of processing steel plate are used to the fullest, resulting in a uniquely modern appearance that stands out from current category products, while echoing archetypical drafting/work tables.

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Office chairs and sit/stand desks either support posture, or frequent posture change. This in itself is a good thing. The strategy to do so however is, quite universally, eliminating any effort or physical awareness to focus on work.

Within this category of products that seem to be designed specifically to narrow our awareness, A Simple Machine appeals to a broader consciousness of behaviour, and personal responsibility.

The exposed mechanisms that support the transforming tables and stool reflect the straightforward effort necessary for an active and healthy working routine. ASM is about our own responsibility to be conscious of the energy and effort that allows us to be in balance, physically, and mentally. Choosing to not rely on external sources of energy for our own well-being.

The Counterweight Table and Gas Spring table manage to offer an interaction that trumps that of an electrical desk, without the (constantly on stand-by) requirement of an external power source.

In a broader sense it is about being fully conscious of what we consume, what we ask of our environment and context, and act accordingly. Juxtaposed with a dime a dozen electric sit/stand tables this becomes all the more clear.

Transparency in construction and mechanism is practiced down to the smallest detail of materialization. Modern automated production techniques of processing steel plate are used to the fullest, resulting in a uniquely modern appearance that stands out from current category products, while echoing archetypical drafting/work tables.