Limen is a sculptural side table that explores the moment where one form becomes another.

The Limen side table is shaped from solid oak, its construction guided not by addition, but by subtraction. The legs are not attached; they are revealed — emerging as curved negatives from the volume of the tabletop itself. What is removed is just as present as what remains. This interplay of mass and void defines the piece.

The resulting geometry balances tension and softness: circular arcs intersecting with flat planes, vertical lines framed by open curves. Despite its structural clarity, Limen carries a calm presence, almost meditative. It invites a slower gaze — one that notices the continuity between part and whole, surface and support.

Designed to quietly complement its surroundings, Limen serves as a side table, sculptural object, or resting point — not only for items, but also for the eye.

The name Limen stems from the Latin word for threshold — a space of transition, of quiet transformation. It refers to the point at which something begins to become something else. In architecture and philosophy alike, the “liminal” marks a passage: from outside to inside, from one state to the next. In this table, the name becomes form.

Material: Oak
Woodwork: Marcel Retke
Photography: Hidden Fortress (1,2) & Waldemar Salesski (3)