CPH 30 extendable table by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

This is the CPH 30 with a mechanism in the middle. It features the same water-based lacquered solid oak legs, slightly angled outwards and set back from the corners: this inset is what allows someone to sit at the end of the table without their legs hitting a table leg. The difference is under the tabletop: a central slide that separates the two halves and allows an extension leaf to drop between them. Height 74 cm.

Three closed lengths: L 160 x W 80, L 200 x W 90, and L 250 x W 90. Each leaf added provides an additional 50 cm. The table can be operated by two people, without tools, and closes back up when the room returns to everyday use.

The extensions are ordered separately

HAY sells the extension leaf separately, and its width must match the tabletop: 80 cm for the L 160 table, 90 cm for the L 200 and L 250 tables. Seven finishes are available for the extension: black, grey, off-white, burgundy, and smoke blue linoleum, white laminate, and an all-black version including the edge and crossbar. Oak veneer is currently not among them: if you choose this tabletop and want a matching extension, please write to us, and we will have the brand confirm availability before placing the order.

Three tabletop materials, three uses

Linoleum is not vinyl: it is oxidized linseed oil mixed with wood flour and resin, pressed onto a jute backing. It is matte, warm to the touch, does not reflect light from a pendant lamp, and absorbs the sound of a plate being placed down. However, it can show marks if you cut on it. Laminate is the opposite: a hard, closed surface that is resistant to water and the heat of a dish, and is more reflective. Finally, water-based lacquered wood veneer leaves the grain visible and ages like wood: it is the most beautiful and the most delicate of the three.

In all cases, the edge of the tabletop is lacquered in the same tone as the base: this is what gives the table its continuous line when viewed from the side.