Bespoke Coffee Table, Antique Hardwood, on Brass Base by P. Tendercool

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Bespoke Coffee Table, Antique Hardwood, on Brass Base by P. Tendercool

About the Item

This is a truly bespoke table we just created for a Bangkok based client. She asked us to design a table which would perfectly complement a rounded sofa. She selected two slabs of antique Chicken-wing wood (jichi mu) from our collection. We joined and shaped them following the curve of her sofa. We custom-designed the base using brass extruded rods. Our client was impressed Model: Low table ATOP PT34_BS1_CW_BL_DO Top: One slab of antique hardwood Top Finish: Bleached, Diamond oiled Base: PT34 base, Sand Cast Brass Base finish: Golden Sand Dimensions: 200 x 125 x 35 cm (W x D x H) 78.74 x 49.21 x 13.77 inch P. Tendercool ATOPs, tables made with Antique TOPs Bespoke, handmade tables created with collected slabs of Antique Hardwood and sand-cast bronze, brass or aluminium. Antique slabs of exotic hardwood P. Tendercool, run by Belgians Pieter Compernol and Stephanie Grusenmeyer, is based in Bangkok, Thailand. Stephanie comes from a family of Antique dealers and for over a decade has been collecting truly unique slabs of antique hardwood. In many Asian countries families placed a huge low platform on which they'd traditionally sit to enjoy lunch, tea, dinner or sleep on. We first found some of our slabs in North Vietnam, where villagers in the olden days were surrounded by huge trees. Trees they cut to construct their homes. Trees so huge that villagers would slice some into slabs and simply placed these on the floor. Functional design. We estimate that about 95% of these wonderful slabs we collected over a period of 10 years are about one hundred years old. Inspection of the bottom parts show they were clearly cut by hand, pre-machine age...There are never any traces of legs, nor is there ever any carving, just slabs of amazing hardwood. The fact that these wooden slabs still exist is proof of their stone-hard quality, we are not talking pine-wood here: many decades of humid-hot, termite-infested surroundings have had no noticeable effect other than them remaining solid witnesses of a bygone era. They typically have a one-person size: around two-meter long, by about 75-80 cm wide. We almost always find them in pairs: his and hers, Ying and Yang. Which wood? By far the larger number of slabs in our collection is Chicken-wing wood, coveted and cherished by many Chinese as Jichimu since the grain of this wood variety resembles the feathers of a bird. Next to Zitan and Huang-Huali wood, Jichimu has enjoyed a wide following and furniture made with this rare wood has been avidly collected since the time of the Ming-dynasty. We currently own two hundred slabs, available for selection in our workshop, just across our gallery in Bangkok. We do not know of anyone who has such a large collection of aged slabs as ours. Unfortunately the secret is out: we now have to pay double to triple the price we paid only a couple of years ago. Collectables As former Antiques dealers we are convinced that our ATOP collection will be 'Antiques' to future generations: the wood is already extremely rare and about a hundred years old, the bases sand-cast by hand, and we will let you be the judge of the strength of the design. This is the reason why every table created will receive our burnt-in logo and its unique number stamped at the bottom. We are not discussing limited series here, every single table is unique. Perfect tables Nope. All our ATOPs are imperfect and we would not have it any other way. Each slab has had a life before P. Tendercool, many generations lived with these slabs, leaving their marks. Slabs are never hyper straight and often are a little warped or show some minor cracks. If you like perfect furniture, do not buy ours. If you like character, personality and rarity, be our guest. Lead-time 12 weeks.

Creator:
Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 13.78 in (35 cm)Width: 49.22 in (125 cm)Depth: 78.75 in (200 cm)
Style:
Minimalist (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Reclaimed Wood,Cast,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Thailand
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
Contemporary
Production Type:
New & Custom(Current Production)
Estimated Production Time:
12-13 weeks
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. P.Tendercool has collected 200 rare antique slabs of hardwood, all minimum one hundred years old. we have designed a number of bases which van be sandcast in bronze, brass or aluminum, Once wood selected we can discuss wood finish.
Seller Location:
Bangkok, TH
Reference Number:
Seller: ATOP PT34_BS1_CW_BL_DO 1stDibs: LU2561322003982