1970s "Eclipse" Low Table, designed by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton. The modern polished mirrored steel waterfall table has a removable polished black granite top. Stanley Jay Friedman is an American furniture designer and a lecturer of the Evolution of Modernism in America for more than 25 years. Drawing inspiration from everything around him, Friedman is recognized by fellow designers and architects for his clean, barrier-breaking modern designs, and has reputation for being a savvy, forward-thinking designer.