Ado Chale (né en 1928)Table basse DC-5518

The Ado Chale side table, designed by PLASA, seems to freeze the moonlight in the forest into a tangible, everyday experience. The tabletop is crafted from 0.2mm-thick natural mother-of-pearl, each piece retaining its original texture, untouched. As the view changes, the mother-of-pearl's hue shifts from the arctic white of early morning frost to the warm pink of champagne at dusk, as if blending the light and shadow of two different hours into a single plane. Each piece is hand-cut at a 45-degree angle, with seams as fine as a hairline. From a distance, the tabletop appears like a single piece of creamy porcelain. However, closer inspection reveals the iridescence of the mother-of-pearl spreading in the light, its delicate shimmer shimmering like a miniature aurora in the palm of your hand. Even breathing threatens to disrupt this vibrant energy. The double Y-shaped legs below are milled from Nordic ash, dyed a light straw-like hue, and then coated with matte hard wax. The natural pores of the wood are carefully preserved. When your fingertips touch them, the coolness of the wood grain blends with the delicate velvety texture, like the shoulder of a deer just passing through the woods, with the natural breath of the wood. The lines of the legs are ingeniously designed: first converging inwards to form a slender waist, then gently extending outwards, evenly distributing the weight across four support points. Visually, the legs resemble a crane stretching its neck, effortlessly supporting the "moonlight" on the tabletop without the slightest sense of bulk. Even more striking is the metal-free design: the mother-of-pearl and wood are fastened together using only 6mm transparent acrylic joints, leaving a 0.5mm shadow gap around the tabletop – just enough to let light overflow through the gap. During the day, the tabletop seems to break free from its support, floating above the wooden legs, as if the "moonlight" has truly escaped gravity. At night, if a small lamp is hidden under the tabletop, the light diffuses along the gap, and a layer of soft mist shrouds the space between the wooden legs and the ground, making this side table a poetic and breathtaking object in the space.