The tray that balances itself.
Carry a full round of drinks with one hand. The Balance Tray hangs below your grip and levels itself while you walk.
Move or drag across the tray. Try to spill it.
- One hand freeCarry the tray in one hand, wherever you walk.
- Up to 10 cupsAn ABS tray on a firm stainless steel frame.
- Folds flatEasy to store, even in small spaces.
Turn it around.
One steel rod, one tray. Scroll to see it from every side.
The tray clicks out.
Lift it out of the steel ring to clean it.
Slide to use.
A steel sleeve locks the rod. Slide it up and the hinge is free.
The rod folds down.
Folded, it is easy to store, even in small spaces.
Scroll to turn. Drag to spin.
Up the stairs. Behind the bar. Across the kitchen.
Seven places the Balance Tray earns its keep.
Exclusive gift
Boxed for a wedding, a housewarming or a business partner.
Dutch Design
A design object as much as a tray. Leave it out and show it off.
One hand free
Hold the tray in one hand and keep the other for the coffee machine.
Self-balancing
The tray levels itself on every step, so the glasses arrive full.
Holds up to 10 cups
Strong enough to lift ten drinks at once.
Detachable tray
The tray clicks out of the steel frame, which makes cleaning easy.
Handwash only
Wash it by hand and you will enjoy it for a long time.
Take it apart.
Every part of the Balance Tray is there to keep it level, to lock it open or to fold it flat.
Drag to turn
- HandleOne hand carries everything.
- Rod40 cm, so the tray hangs well below your grip.
- SleeveSlides over the hinge and locks the rod upright.
- HingeLets the rod fold down flat.
- RingStainless steel. Carries the tray.
- TrayABS plastic, 38.5 cm wide. Lifts out of the ring.
- Anti-slip matRubber, keeps every glass where you put it.
- 38.5 cmAcross the tray.
- 34 cmHigh, with the rod up.
- 2.11 kgStainless steel, ABS and rubber.
- Handwash onlyThe tray lifts out of the ring to clean it.
Designed by Gijs Bakker
Gijs Bakker (1942, Amersfoort) trained as a jewellery and industrial designer at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and Konstfack in Stockholm. He has worked with Polaroid, Artifort, HEMA and Royal VKB, and his work is held in public and private collections around the world.
- 1987
- Starts teaching at Design Academy Eindhoven, where he leads the Masters Programme from 2000.
- 1993
- Co-founds Droog Design with Renny Ramakers. Its first show in Milan is seen by many as the start of Dutch Design.
- 2016
- Co-founds the MASieraad foundation to promote jewellery.
- 2018
- Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
The balance between design and utility.
Dutch Design became known in the early 1990s for being creative, innovative and cheerful, but minimal. Beyond its purpose, a Dutch Design object has a remarkable feature and a story to it.
Dutch Design Deluxe is our initiative to build a catalogue of products from the Dutch Design world. The Balance Tray is where it starts.
Get your Balance Tray
Bring a little more art and balance into your life.
€ 115,00
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