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The new round picnic table has been aptly named Pantagruel, after Gargantua’s son in the literary masterpieces of Rabelais. There are striking likenesses between the two tables, but a few differences too, for example in their features and the atmosphere they project. The round tabletop of the Pantagruel is fitted with a Lazy Susan, a central revolving tray. The legs are available with a powder coating. The seats are no longer height-adjustable, as they were with the Gargantua. The overall impression is still recognisably sturdy, but the look is just that little bit more elegant, which will make Pantagruel more popular with fans of a more refined aesthetic.
When we started Extremis 20 years ago, we named our first piece Gargantua. It was based on a famous 16th century series of novels by a French monk, Rabelais, describing the life of two giants: Gargantua - whose appetite was unstoppable - and his son Pantagruel. The Gargantua large round outdoor table has a huge tabletop and is even extendable by putting the benches at tabletop height.
The second generation, Pantagruel, is not a better version of his father, he's just different. The frame of the Pantagruel round picnic table has a powder-coated finish OR galvanised. You can choose from a variety of materials for the fixed benches and tabletop. It also features a Lazy Susan to easily pass through things.
Customers can now make a choice between those two, according to their expected usage and the flexibility they need. There's no perfect table for everyone, in those 20 years we've learnt that each person has a different focus.
The Pantagruel round picnic table combines perfectly with the Inumbra or Inumbrina parasols.
