Like everything else Gus* Design Group makes, the Nicole Ottoman is clean, classic minimalism--in this case, nine square feet of clean, classic minimalism. The stainless-steel base almost disappears under the button-tufted top, giving you basically a floating, luxurious leather cushion that seems to stretch out forever. You don't even need a coffee table with this baby; the smooth surface works just as well as a table. (Think how good an Urbana Design serving tray would look on it, though.)