Paul T. Frankl (1886–1958) designed the Plectrum coffee table for the Michigan-based Johnson Furniture Company in the late 1940s. The low, cloud-shaped table was marketed as a “cocktail table,” a modernized version of the more classic coffee table. The Plectrum coffee table is undoubtedly one of Paul T. Frankl’s masterpieces, an enduring and visually commanding design.