# Leather-Crafted Coffee Tables Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte Designed the 'Isola' After an Island By Amy Duong | Published 2018-04-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/isola References: [design-milk](https://design-milk.com/isola-a-leather-coffee-table-by-pierre-emmanuel-vandeputte/) & [pierreemmanuelvandeputte](http://www.pierreemmanuelvandeputte.com/work/2018/isola.php) Brussels-based designer Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte will be showcasing his [Isola](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smeg-isola-range) coffee table during the Salone Del Mobile show this year. The furniture piece was created to recall a time that Vandeputte spent on the island of Isola Comacina -- which is how it received its name. The unique coffee table is constructed with a skin-tight leather in the colorway options of either black or natural beige. The Isola coffee table has a foundation crafted from a [powder-coated steel frame](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intra-side-table) in order to end up with a taut tabletop. The materials used in the design are long-lasting and often used with luxurious designs, while the Isola takes on a more humble approach. As leather softens over time, so will the table as objects are placed on it, adding weight. This concept was taken into consideration and handles are added to tighten it up again as if it were brand new. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Leather-crafted Furniture:** There is potential for leather to be extended beyond upholstery and panels and into furniture pieces. Leather can potentially offer unique textures, a natural comfort factor, luxury and durability. - **Humble Design Aesthetics:** Creating furniture pieces with humble design aesthetics can offer more practicality, longer-lasting materials and an opportunity for the design to change overtime as the material softens or fades. - **Modifying Global Design Concepts:** Designers can often use their own experiences as inspiration to create furniture that captures the essence of a location, story or personal feeling. This trend can lead to a shift towards more personalized and meaningful design concepts. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture:** The furniture industry could further incorporate the use of leather as a material and more durable and humble design concepts to create unique pieces with longer shelf lives. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers could explore more customized, location-based design concepts that capture the essence of the space in meaningful and personalized ways. - **Fashion:** The fashion industry may benefit from exploring more material innovation and durability concepts to create items or accessories that offer longevity to their customers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Italian Material-Highlighting Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ria-coffee.md) - [Fluid Topographic Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dune-table.md) - [Wavy Sculptural Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-coffee-tables.md) - [Statuesque Marble Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mawe-low-coffee-table.md) - [Topographic Wooden Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/topographic-coffee-table.md) - [Luxuriously Modern Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-coffee-tables.md) - [Sculpted One-Piece Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pelican-coffee-table.md) - [Elegant Tonal Table Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silos-collection.md) - [Raw Stone-Inspired Jagged Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fels-coffee-table.md)