The designer and engineer Jean Prouvé developed the EM Table around 1950 for the project 'Maison Tropicale'.‎ Adhering to the aesthetics of necessity, even the smallest details of this table are determined by its construction.‎ The canted legs are connected by a crossbar, illustrating the structural forces and flow of stresses in a way that is typically seen only in engineering structures.‎The EM Table is available with table tops in solid wood, robust HPL laminate or – for tops measuring 2000 or 2400 mm in length – wood veneer.‎Materials:Solid wood table top: 34 mm thick, oiled finish; natural oak, smoked oak or American walnut.‎Base: bent sheet steel and tubular steel, powder-coated (smooth).‎ Colour options matched to Standard SP chair.‎Origin of wood: oak (Quercus robur) from Western Europe and/or Poland; American walnut (Juglans nigra) from the USA.‎Veneer table top: 39 mm thick; natural or dark stained oak (Europe), protective natural lacquer finish.‎Base: bent sheet steel and tubular steel, powder-coated (smooth).‎ Colour options matched to Standard SP chair.‎HPL table top: 40 mm thick, high pressure laminate surface and edges.‎Base: bent sheet steel and tubular steel, powder-coated (textured).‎ Colour options matched to Standard SP chair.‎