Bridge Tray

The Bridge Tray, crafted in finely grained oak plywood, sits slightly raised off the surface and can be easily gripped by its slits.

A tray designed to gather scattered objects from the floor or table, doubling as a small table in its own right to bring order to busy spaces. Does a table need legs? Not necessarily. Conversely, could a tray have legs? According to Carina Seth Andersson, it could – or rather, a rim with slits that serve as legs. Her Bridge Tray is equally at home on the floor, outdoors, in another room, on a specially designed pouf, or atop a table. A versatile piece of furniture that adapts seamlessly to any space.

"I often work sitting on the floor," explains Carina Seth Andersson. "I prefer not to risk spilling things by lifting a tray from the corner or tripping over protruding handles. The Bridge Tray sits slightly raised off the floor and can be easily gripped by its slits." She also uses it on large tables, effortlessly moving it to its next setting. Her design is a visually distinctive response to the typological challenges of modern, ever-changing spaces, whether at home or in public settings.

Originally conceived in Taiwan as part of a collaboration with NTCRI (the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute), where Carina Seth Andersson and five Swedish designers reimagined traditional Taiwanese lacquer art, the tray is now crafted in finely grained oak plywood, embodying a Scandinavian natural aesthetic.