Odisee University College

Ghent, Belgium

In education

Overhead view of multiple Pantagruel picnic tables arranged across the paved terrace of Odisee University College, each with a round tabletop and curved integrated benches.

With approximately 10.500 students, Odisee is among the largest educational institutions in Flanders. For the terrace of their technology campus in Ghent, they chose our low-maintenance galvanized Pantagruel picnic tables. And they didn’t make this decision lightly.

First of all Odisee wanted outdoor furniture that reflects their ecological point of view. The university college has a roof full of solar panels and a particularly green environment. All Extremis furniture is carefully made in Belgium with respect to eco-efficient use of materials, so in that way it was a perfect match. Odisee also fell for the round shape of the Pantagruel picnic table, because it symbolizes their logo icon “O”.


Tilt-shift aerial view of the Odisee campus terrace with several Pantagruel picnic tables, bordered by green roofs, curved architecture and a large lawn beyond.
Close view along a row of empty Pantagruel picnic tables on the sunlit terrace outside the glass façade of the campus building.
Several Pantagruel picnic tables stand on the terrace outside Odisee, while a group of students sits together near the entrance in the background.

The Lazy Susan (the rotating tray in the middle of the table) makes it easy for students to share their food and drinks.

Wide exterior view of Odisee University College with a large terrace filled with Pantagruel picnic tables in front of the modern brick-and-glass building.
Close-up of the round wooden top and central Lazy Susan of a Pantagruel picnic table, with a student reclining on the curved bench
Low-angle detail of several Pantagruel picnic tables outside the campus building, with students gathered at one table in soft focus behind them.

Pictures by Beeldcollectief

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