Talisman Table GM By India Mahdavi

The Talisman Table from the Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades Collection exemplifies designer India Mahdavi’s multicultural sensibility. Inspired by the nomadic hospitality of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, it features a marquetry top comprising more than 110 pieces of leather smoothly lacquered with a transparent varnish, evoking the iris of a benevolent eye. Underneath, 10 leather-lined wooden panels open like a book around a central hinge, allowing the table to appear for teatime and be stowed away for siesta time. It is a side table that becomes the centrepiece of the decor.