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A rendering of a round pale wood table on an open-loop pedestal, in a breakfast nook by a bay window.

Solid hardwood
Elevation
Shown in a rendered room

Open loop pedestal tables in solid hardwood

A pedestal bent into an open loop, carrying a solid hardwood top with nothing set at the corners for a chair to meet.

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

  • Round wooden table with intersecting rectangular base in a carpeted room with framed plant art and a window with white curtains.
  • Round rustic wood table with intersecting square base, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Round rustic wood table with Open Loop base, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Round wood table with thick top and Open Looped base, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Close-up of round wood table with natural grain and knot detail, smooth edges, and sturdy legs.
  • Round rustic wood table with intersecting leg base on carpeted floor.

An open loop pedestal is a base bent into one continuous line. It carries a solid hardwood top with nothing set at the corners for a chair to meet, which suits an entry or an office as well as a dining room.

Oak, walnut, maple, cherry, alder, ash and barnwood are all possible. Size, species, stain and sheen are settled when I draw the table, and benches can be built to match.

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.

Begin a commission More of the work (630) 492-1417