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A rendering of a walnut dining table on open timber frames, with a matching bench and chairs, in a sunny eat-in kitchen.

Solid hardwood
Elevation
Shown in a rendered room

Modern open loop dining tables in solid wood

A dining table on a looped pedestal base in solid hardwood, the loop carrying the top with the floor left open beneath it.

Begin a commission How it gets made

Elevation · Open loop

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Form
Open loop
Material
Solid hardwood
Made
Geneva, Illinois
Finish
Hard wax through to high-gloss flood coat
Delivery
White glove, placed in the room

Drawn from the boards it will be built from, and sized to your room. Every piece on this page is a one-off.

In this collection

6 photographed

  • Handcrafted wooden dining table with matching bench featuring X-shaped base, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Handcrafted wooden dining table with matching bench featuring X-shaped base, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Wooden dining table with a rectangular top and X-shaped support legs, paired with a matching wooden bench, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Modern wooden dining table with a thick natural wood top and black metal frame legs, paired with a matching bench, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Light wood dining table with matching bench, both featuring dark blue metal frame legs. The set is placed on hardwood flooring in an open-plan kitchen and dining area, with high-backed chairs at a kitchen counter in the background.
  • Light wood dining table with matching bench, both featuring dark geometric metal bases, photographed against a dark studio wall.

The base is a single loop of solid hardwood. It carries the top and leaves the floor open beneath it, with nothing set at the corners for a chair to meet.

Oak, walnut, maple, cherry, alder, ash and barnwood are all possible, and the stain and the sheen are chosen on physical samples. Benches can be built to the same detail.

Before you ask

Can I see the table before it is built?
That is the whole way I work. When slabs are used, I cut each slab out in Photoshop, size it against the measurements marked on it, and lay your top out to your dimensions. Then a SketchUp model shows the shape, proportions and details, along with AI-assisted visualizations to help you see the table in a finished space, before a board is cut. The drawing lands within a few percent of the finished table.
Can I see the wood and the finish first?
Yes. A sample board is made and shipped to you, so you can hold the species, the resin and the finish in your own room before anything is cut.
How is a commission priced?
Every piece is priced from its dimensions, its species and its base, so there is no list. Tell me the room and the budget you have in mind and I will tell you what is possible inside it. Size, species and base all move.
How does it get to me?
Across Chicagoland, I generally handle delivery and installation personally. Everywhere else, pieces travel white glove and are placed in the room. My work has gone to 47 of the 48 continental states.
Who actually builds it?
I design every piece myself and lead the build in my studio in Geneva, Illinois, from the drawing to the finish. You deal with me from the first call to the installation. There is no salesperson or account rep in between, and nobody the project is handed off to.
Do you make anything besides tables?
Bespoke and wall pieces, yes, and I am taking more of that work.

More of the work

Start with a drawing.

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