The Bamboo Occasional

A near-cubic occasional table in bamboo and rattan — a light bamboo frame with rattan-bound corners in the woven triangular wrap typical of Italian bamboo furniture of the period, topped with a panel of woven cane. Its upright proportions make it a proper occasional or lamp table rather than a low one: good height for a table lamp, a stack of books or a plant beside a chair.

Originally one of a nest of tables, which gives it a genuinely useful quirk: one side is left open, without a lower rail. That open side lets it draw up over a sofa arm, a bed edge or an armchair, sitting close as a drinks or laptop table where a fully framed table won't reach.

Light and structurally sound, it sits easily alongside mid-century and contemporary furnishings.

Origin: Italy
Sourced in: Piedmont
Era: c.1970s
Materials: Bamboo, rattan, woven cane
Dimensions: 53 W × 53 D × 52 cm H
Attribution: Unattributed; Italian
Condition: Good vintage condition, structurally sound; light wear with some minor looseness to the rattan corner bindings consistent with age. One side without a lower rail, from its origin as part of a nest — see photographs.
Use: Side / occasional table