Lothar Klute forged bronze & cast glass coffee table

Born from the forge of German designer Lothar Klute (b. 1946), this oval coffee table offsets organic texture with Brutalist heft. The concave slab of cast iced glass rests on a band of forged iron, which meets four tapered legs at decorative iron belts. The metal’s irregular surface recalls the rhythm of whittled wood.

Klute initially trained as a blacksmith in rural Mailar before studying sculpture in Aachen. He produced several public sculptures for Berlin in the 1970s, and now works from a smithy and sculpture park, Galerie Klute in der Waldemai, on the site of an old slate mine near Schmallenberg.

The table is in excellent vintage condition, with some verdigris-like patina around the side rivets. No scratches to the glass.

H54 L89 D68cm

L043