Tables salvaged from the cafeteria of the former headquarters of Banque Brussels Lambert in Etterbeek (Brussels). This cafeteria was designed by Christophe Gevers between 1975 and 1976. It is one of the major commissions that the designer worked on in the 1970s, after the interior design of 'Passage 44' in Brussels and just before his work for the Générale de Banque.
Known as the 'Cours Saint-Michel', the building is a modernist complex designed by architects Jacques Wybauw and Jacques Cuisinier. It is located in the middle of a residential area on the site of the former Etterbeek railway station. The interior of the building has been extensively renovated over the last few decades, including the cafeteria designed by Christophe Gevers.
The archives of Christophe Gevers, hosted by the Design Museum of Brussels, keep all the original documents of Gever's contribution to the Banque Bruxelles Lambert headquarters. One of this documents is the 1975 technical drawing of the tables we have recovered, with their distinctive details in solid oak.
The drawings confirmed that the table tops were originally divided by a central stainless steel U-profile (for the salt and pepper shakers). At some point in recent decades, the central profile was removed and the tabletop replaced by a single, full-width panel. The rest of the components appear to match the drawing - right down to the shape of the bolts.
The rest of the cafeteria's interior, including its unusual ceilings, is unfortunately long gone. The Cours Saint-Michel was acquired by the American Embassy in 2022.
Height | 75 cm |
Length | 140 cm |
Width | 86,4 cm |
Good used condition. May have some visible scratches on the tabletop and the structure. Dusty, needs to be cleaned.
Archives images: Design Museum Brussels
Drawings by Christophe Gevers