Long and low, the Eames elliptical table serves as a dramatic focus in any room. At 89 inches wide, there's plenty of room for fine art, flowers, all your magazine subscriptions, and a couple of sleepy cats. Affectionately called the "surfboard table," its shape was chosen after various others were considered. The final choice was a coincidental fit, given that Charles and Ray Eames worked for more than 30 years in Venice, California, where surfboards and their riders rule.