Manon grew up in the Pyrenees, surrounded by mountains and the constant presence of nature. Today, she is a freelance graphic designer, always driven by a passion for creativity in all its forms—graphic design, photography, architecture, ceramics, food, and beyond. For her, creation has never been about choosing one single path, but about weaving connections between disciplines, between people. Every encounter has shaped her, carried her forward, and reminded her of the importance of sharing. A graphic designer and art director, she has worked with many Norwegian brands and recently created the identity of several design brands, including Kollekted by and Havens Kolonial. Her talent: showing places, objects and interiors at their best, and giving them the right image.
Léo is a school teacher, deeply passionate about learning and the way curiosity shapes lives. What drives him is creating moments that build confidence, spark discovery, and open doors to new ways of thinking. For him, pausing the fast rhythm of everyday life to share knowledge and passions is not just inspiring, but necessary.
Together, they spent five years in Paris. Life was full and vibrant, yet every weekend they would escape whenever possible—driving slowly in their old van, volunteering on farms, or discovering new cultures and ways of living. These journeys taught them about slowness, about movement, and about the value of connecting with people and places in meaningful ways.
Léo is a school teacher, deeply passionate about learning and the way curiosity shapes lives. What drives him is creating moments that build confidence, spark discovery, and open doors to new ways of thinking. For him, pausing the fast rhythm of everyday life to share knowledge and passions is not just inspiring, but necessary.
Together, they spent five years in Paris. Life was full and vibrant, yet every weekend they would escape whenever possible—driving slowly in their old van, volunteering on farms, or discovering new cultures and ways of living. These journeys taught them about slowness, about movement, and about the value of connecting with people and places in meaningful ways.
Leave full in every sense of the word.
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Moving to Oslo was a turning point: a choice to live closer to the nature they missed so much, and at the same time to immerse themselves in a multicultural environment. After two years in Norway, Common Table emerged naturally. Could a table become more than a surface? A creative home across countries? As the expression of everything they had been searching for all along: movement, sharing, nature, culture, creation, and learning.
Common Table is, at its heart, a way to bring people together—around ideas, food, crafts, stories, and creativity.
A place where passions can finally meet, where no border between disciplines or cultures is needed. A table open to all, where inspiring moments are shared and new connections are born.
Today, the table finds its home. We have acquired a house in the southwest of France, in the heart of the Pyrenees. Drawing on what we have learned from living between countries, we are opening a place of gathering there, at the crossroads of art, learning, community and culture: a place where artists, curious minds, neighbours and travellers meet, and where we learn, create and share together around the table.
Common Table is, at its heart, a way to bring people together—around ideas, food, crafts, stories, and creativity.
A place where passions can finally meet, where no border between disciplines or cultures is needed. A table open to all, where inspiring moments are shared and new connections are born.
Today, the table finds its home. We have acquired a house in the southwest of France, in the heart of the Pyrenees. Drawing on what we have learned from living between countries, we are opening a place of gathering there, at the crossroads of art, learning, community and culture: a place where artists, curious minds, neighbours and travellers meet, and where we learn, create and share together around the table.