The table stays.

The New York Times this week looks at what happens when people with high-design homes bring children into that environment. Some parents in the article were forced to give up their formal dining room to become a playroom, while others got even more creative.  Take Kipp Cheng and his partner of 15 years, Mark Jarecke for example.  That couple turned to foam to childproof their Barcelona chairs and Noguchi table. Mr. Jarecke thinks that the foam “transformed this beautiful modernist piece of furniture into a piece you’d find in a ’70s rec room.” I’m actually happy the table stayed in the picture. As the photo above illustrates, the table’s still a looker, with or without the foam.

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I kept my Noguchi table out when my twin girls started toddling around a couple of years ago. No foam on the edges, however--great idea. The real problems with this specific piece of arty furniture is when a) kids bring out pots and pans --nice, scratchy metal ones-- out to it and use it as a surface for "cooking"; and b) the table top, while heavy enough to not move around too easily, is more than happy to tip off the base when a kid decides to lean over onto it and try and cantilever themselves half-on, half-off, the table.

Despite the scratches on my table (hey, it's a table, it gets used) and the prospect of 75 pounds of glass decapitating my daughters' legs (a couple of demonstrations by me and the occasional reminder keeps them off the table) I plan on keeping it out and using it. Their lives are enriched just as much as mine is by having well-designed, beautiful things around; why stash them away?

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I'm daydreaming and I see myself living in this mansion. Nice table.

Deirdre G