Designer table featuring smooth wooden surfaces and archaic root-like formations
Unikat 173 combines the serene aura of expansive grain patterns with the primal power of archaic root formations. This natural interplay defines the identity of this sculptural designer table and lends it its distinctive spatial presence. Naturally embedded amber, original bark sections, and the approximately 3,700-year-old Ancient Kauri wood continue to reveal the organic origins of this extraordinary natural material to this day.
Before a person shapes the material, the material should have taught them how it wants to be understood.
Material Effect
Collectible furniture featuring various wood patterns
Large areas of grain give the tabletop a calm and balanced appearance. In between, bold root sections stand out, their natural forms having developed over millennia. Original bark zones and transparent epoxy resin sections permanently preserve this naturally formed structure, allowing the material’s history to be traced to the present day.
The harmonious interplay of these two forms of expression is what gives this designer table its distinctive look.
Material Characteristics
Naturally embedded amber and original bark sections
Nestled among the natural wood and root structures is naturally embedded amber, which, together with the original bark layers, attests to the extraordinary origins of the Ancient Kauri. These natural characteristics are not the result of craftsmanship but were shaped by nature over millennia and subsequently carefully revealed. Transparent epoxy resin provides lasting protection for these areas without altering their natural appearance.
Documented Origin
Radiocarbon dating confirms the age of the wood
For Work 173, material samples were scientifically analyzed and dated using radiocarbon dating. The results confirm an age of 3,700 years and provide independent, verifiable documentation of the Ancient Kauri’s origin. The age certificate thus constitutes an essential part of this collector’s item’s provenance.
Contemporary Design
Modern designer table with architectural lightness
The delicate stainless steel table frame creates a deliberate modern contrast to the archaic look of the tabletop. It visually elevates the organic form, making it appear almost suspended in space. In this way, the designer table combines a natural material that dates back millennia with a clean, contemporary design language and blends harmoniously into modern architecture.
Available Collectible
Sculptural Collectible for Home Decor and Architecture
With its dimensions of 230 × 95 cm, Unikat 173 is suitable both as an extraordinary dining table in a private living space and as a striking designer table in meeting or reception areas. Its serene overall appearance commands attention from a distance, while up close, ever-new details of the grain and root structures reveal themselves. As a result, the piece combines functional art and the possibility of everyday use with the allure of a sculptural collectible design object.
