At first glance it looks like a really long table covered in a lace tablecloth waiting to be set for a big dinner party but when you get lose to it you realize the table is made of aluminium as is its decorative "lace" tablecloth. The 24 foot table is surrounded by 4 tree-like chandeliers to invite social encounters in a "dining al fresco" setting. Open Room Austin was designed and created by Rosario Marquardt and Roberto Behar as part of the Art in Public Places project by the City of Austin in 2010.