Coming to HGC - Tables on the Move!

When a customer first recommended to us that we check out "Tables on the Move," we weren't sure what to expect.


The name filled us with questions: are the tables equipped with wheels and engines? Are they robotic? And if so, will they one day rise up to overtake us as a dominant species?

After a quick visit to their website, however, we were instantly hooked on their idea and concept.

"Tables on the Move" are a versatile form of art that goes from unique wall decoration to a stylish, contemporary table in a matter of minutes.

Yeah, that's right - from wall hanging to table. Or, from headboard to table. Or any combination of the three, and just about any other use you can think of for these unique, one-of-a-kind pieces of art.

And, it turns out, they have nothing to do with motors, wheels or the inevitable robot revolution. No, the "move," of course, is moving from one use to another.

The tables are constructed of a light wooden frame covered in three very thin layers of a special type of concrete polymer that has been used as a resurfacing agent for decades. Then, artist in residence Paul Randall uses a variety of pigments, acrylics, metallic powders and other materials to produce the layers of color that result in an often hypnotic result.

Marketed with names like "storm," "waterfall," and other evocative monikers, the tables are equally impressive hanging over the dinning room table as they are doubling as one. And the creators can also can customize a color scheme to your tastes.

"Tables on the Move" is a family-owned and operated business, under the guidance of artist Paul and his sister, designer Gwen Kunkel. Gwen said she created the 40-inch wide tables to be intimate and inspire a conversational atmosphere as opposed to those oppressively huge dinning room tables that dominate the space without adding to the decor.

While the process of surfacing and coating is not a new one, the brother and sister duo took the idea in a whole new direction, creating some of the most unusual pieces we at HCG have ever seen.

Gwen will be here at HGC on June 30 during our June "Fun in the Sun' event for their first ever showing in Chester County. Stop by between 12 and 6 to meet with the "Tables on the Move" crew and to see these awe-inspiring pieces up close and personal!

In the meantime, check them out online at: www.tablesonthemove.com.