Circles and Octagons: Two forms of tables

An Art Deco table. The tabletop is perfectly circular or octagonal, completely symmetrical; the surface is black and gold marble or radially veneered burl wood, with a thin brass strip along the edge. The base is a sturdy cylindrical column or a stepped, receding volume, with a lacquered black finish. The table's proportions are low and wide, with a clear sense of mass. Avoid: using rectangular and irregular table shapes, making the base into four thin legs, adding carvings and animal feet, making the material language of the tabletop and base inconsistent.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一張裝飾藝術的桌子。平面是正圓或正八角形,完全對稱;桌面是黑金大理石或放射拼貼的樹瘤木皮,邊緣包著一道黃銅細條。底座是一根粗壯的圓柱或一組階梯狀退縮的量體,表面是髹漆的黑色。桌子的比例是低而寬的,量體感明確。避免:使用長方形與不規則的桌形、把底座做成四支細腳、加入雕花與獸足、讓桌面與底座的材質語言不一致。