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Designer table and extraordinary one-of-a-kind piece featuring naturally embedded amber and bark, serving as a sculptural collectible design object

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.

Designer table and extraordinary, one-of-a-kind piece of furniture featuring naturally embedded amber and bark, serving as a sculptural collectible design object

Before a person shapes the material, the material should have taught them how it wants to be understood.‍

A one-of-a-kind signature piece—a designer table and extraordinary piece of furniture featuring amber and Ancient Kauri bark—as a sculptural collectible design object

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.

Tabletop of a designer table and distinctive, one-of-a-kind piece of furniture featuring amber and bark embedded in epoxy resin, as a sculptural collectible designer table

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.

Tabletop of a designer table and a distinctive, one-of-a-kind piece of furniture made from millennia-old ancient kauri wood with natural amber and bark embedded in epoxy resin
Tabletop of a designer table made from millennia-old ancient kauri wood with naturally embedded amber and bark encased in epoxy resin
Unfinished large tabletop from a collectible designer table made of millennia-old ancient kauri wood with naturally embedded amber and bark encased in epoxy resin
Large tabletop of an extraordinary collectible designer table made of old ancient kauri wood with natural amber and bark embedded in epoxy resin
A unique collectible designer table made of ancient kauri wood with natural amber and bark embedded in epoxy resin, crafted in Beaupoil’s studio

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.

Age certificate based on radiocarbon dating, with documented origin and provenance, for the ancient kauri wood used in a collectible designer table and collector's item

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.

Modern collectible designer table with documented origin and provenance, featuring a delicate stainless steel frame and an archaic tabletop in a contemporary architectural style
Modern collectible designer table with a delicate stainless steel frame and an archaic tabletop, used as a dining table in contemporary architecture
Modern, one-of-a-kind collectible designer table in a contemporary architectural style, serving as a sculptural dining table and a prestigious collector's item
Modern, one-of-a-kind collectible designer table: a work of contemporary art, a sculptural dining table, and a prestigious collector's item

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.

One-of-a-kind collectible design table as functional art, a sculptural dining table, a work of art, and a prestigious collector's item for home decor and architecture