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A rendering of a walnut live-edge table on arched trestle ends with a stretcher, in a family dining room in daylight.

Solid hardwood
Elevation
Shown in a rendered room

The Regal Arc, an arced trestle dining table

A trestle table on an arced base, the curve carrying the top and keeping the legs clear of the chairs. Solid hardwood, made to order in Geneva, Illinois.

Begin a commission How it gets made

Elevation · Arced trestle

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Form
Arced trestle
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

  • Wooden table with natural grain and sturdy legs connected by a horizontal beam, placed in a room with white walls, concrete floor, and a window with blinds.
  • Wooden table with natural finish and two dark inlays, supported by curved legs, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Wooden table with two slabs joined by a dark resin river, featuring sturdy wooden legs, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Solid wood table with natural grain, thick curved legs, and a horizontal support beam, placed in a room with white walls and gray speckled flooring.
  • Dark wood table with thick rectangular top and arched legs featuring cut-out details, placed on a polished concrete floor in a room with white walls and blinds.
  • Wooden table with natural grain and two dark resin inlays, featuring a sturdy base with curved supports and detailed craftsmanship.

Watch: Elegant Regal Arc Based Table

The Regal Arc stands on two arched trestle ends. The curve carries the top and keeps the legs clear of the chairs, and a single stretcher ties the two ends together.

The top is solid hardwood: oak, walnut, maple, mahogany or hickory. Some of the tables on this base carry a resin river through the top and some are plain wood. Stain and sheen are chosen on physical samples, and benches can be built to the same base.

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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