Atlas
By Jacob Slevin on Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Atlas, from the Mythology Collection. Materials: ash, glass. Designed by Peter Loh.
Today we launch 3rings, a professional product blog to help inspire designers searching for awesome, hip, fun products. As one of the founders of Designer Pages, I love the concept of social media and user-generated content. While I know mass collaboration and collective intelligence is extraordinarily valuable, I also know that sometimes you just want someone to deliver the awesomeness for you.
On that note, I want to draw attention to Atlas by Peter Loh, a product that has truly earned a place in my heart and the hearts of all the Designer Pages workers… what can I say other than we’re a sentimental bunch. So imagine our delight when finding this side-table at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City (May ’07).
“Atlas is a sturdy table that evokes the image of the mythic Titan holding up the world. It is constructed from stained ash and features a tempered grey glass top inset into the frame. Suitable for use individually or combine multiple Atlas tables for use as a coffee table.”
This statue of Atlas is located at Rockefeller Center in New York City, just across the street from St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
We often turn to Atlas at Rockefeller Center for encouragement and motivation. If anyone has ever read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (or if you’re reading this blog, you’re probably also familiar with the Fountainhead), the imagery and message behind this coffee table should be crystal clear. This is a table that speaks to the phrase ‘mind before body.’ Sip your coffee in the morning with your legs up on your coffee table and remember that you can change the world everyday if you want to.
The Atlas table is worthy of holding anything that means the world to you.
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too bad it’s not metal like the statue. still cool
if it were metal, i feel like it might not feel quite as appropriate for residential application. that’s why i love the wood and glass. but yes, a metal version of this for perhaps an alternate use would by sweet.
I know I’ve posted a comment about this product already, but just wanted to add that I was in Adam D. Tihany’s office today, Principal of Tihany Desin (www.tihanydesign.com), and there was Atlas Shrugged sitting on his desk. He said he was reading it over for the second time now. Point being, everyone loves Atlas!
I absolutely agree with everything said above. but if you remember in the book, the place where john galt resides is a homey kinda place, so maybe wood is more symbolic of how natural it is. none the less, i love both the book and the table.
Where did you get this particular picture of the statue? I love it but can’t seem to find it specifically anywhere. It looks almost identical to the most famous one by Jaymes Williams, but Williams doesn’t show the whole courtyard, and it must be a different print because the clouds are different. Haha I’ve been trying to find it all night… I love Atlas Shrugged and really want a poster of the print.
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i love atlas shrugged, walk pass that statue everyday