The signature design of this table follows the aesthetics of necessity due to an ongoing scarcity of metal during the period of the Second World War, hence the reason for the table’s wooden legs. Among his many designs of this time, there was also a wooden table that is a prime example of Prouvé’s creations: the necessities of statics and the force path are clearly reflected in his design details – similar to the later EM Table that differs from the Table Solvay due to its metal table legs.