The longest table's journey... by boat

In the run-up to the Interieur Biennale in Kortrijk, Extremis produced the biggest ‘tool for togetherness’ in its eighteen years of existence: a thirty-metre table with more than a hundred seats! But how do you transport a table that size from the supplier in Oudenaarde to the exhibition halls in Kortrijk? Extremis strives for sustainability in the design, production and distribution process of new products. Transport is a key point. The 30m Marina table was produced in a pulltrusion company located next to the river Scheldt and it was brought to Kortrijk by ship, the ideal means of transport!

A very long white table section strapped along the deck of a cargo boat traveling down a canal, seen from above.
Workers stand on top of a cargo boat near a church, preparing long white table components for unloading.
Dirk handling a long white beam across sawhorses on the roof of the cargo boat beside the canal.
Front view of the cargo boat carrying table parts, with several people in life jackets working on deck.
Cargo boat moving through a calm river landscape at sunset during the table’s journey to Kortrijk.
Cargo boat moving through a calm river landscape at sunset during the table’s journey to Kortrijk.
Dirk securing a long white Marina table section with orange straps on a wet platform during setup.
Close-up of a steel beam suspended by a chain above the long white tabletop, with orange straps stretched across the surface.
Close-up of a steel beam suspended by a chain above the long white marina tabletop, with orange straps stretched across the surface.
“Large group of people in bright pink jackets standing along both sides of the extra-long white table outdoors.
People pushing or guiding the long white table through a large exhibition hall with arched wooden beams overhead.
People pushing or guiding the long white table through a large exhibition hall with arched wooden beams overhead.
Wide indoor view of the thirty-metre table on wheels, lined with people gathered along one side.
Crowded communal dinner scene along the finished long table inside the exhibition hall.
Additional behind-the-scenes image related to transporting or assembling the longest table in Belgium; exact scene could not be verified from the page preview.
Man standing on the longest marina table in front of a brick house.

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