Hand-Carved Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Working intuitively with hands-on techniques and a wide range of materials, young Norwegian designer Sigve Knutson creates objects that question contemporary mass-produced design. After presenting the critically acclaimed solo project Drawn to Production with Carwan Gallery during Milan Design Week in 2017, Knutson presents a new solo show at the gallery with works created in the past five years — including new objects inspired by the local context of Piraeus and created specially for the exhibition. Entitled Assembly, the exhibition explores the freehand, improvisatory approach that is part of Knutson’s practice, which is often driven by the pure joy of putting things together without planning or designing anything in advance. Each object he creates is unique and results from a process led by experimentation and an intuitive use of tools, to create archetypal forms that, in the designer’s own words, display different “gradients of functionality”. Abstract wood columns thus coexist in his work with playfully stacked shelves...

The Palms table is a part of the Ornamenti collection. Delicately cut pieces of agate, tiger eyes, mother of pearl and other semi precious stones are carefully inlaid into the base stone by our master craftsmen. The collection features modern designs using the Pietra Dura method originated in Florence in the 16th century. Set of Two Palms...

Inspired by the temple carvings in and around Udaipur, Stephanie Odegard designed this unique side table using locally available stones. The arrangement of the carved leaf motif is t...

Inspired by the game of Tetris, this simple design from Stephane Odegard's Udaipur Atelier, uses two hammered brass clad 'L' fit together to create a coffee table. Simple, minimal and functional. LX2 Table...

Inspired by the game of Tetris, this simple design from Stephane Odegard's Udaipur Atelier, uses two hammered brass clad 'L' fit together to create a coffee table. Simple, minimal and functional. LX2 Table...

First in the line of pieces by CAUV design exploring the proprietary technique of natural wood grain topography carving. The "Invoke" coffee table / bench was named after the feelings of the wood grain as your hand glides across the smooth surface and enjoys the lines that nature and craftsmanship deliver. Able to be used as both a coffee table or a bench and easily customized in frame finish color and hardwood variety. Welded steel framing boasts built in magazine rod rack...

This solid maple table from John Eric Byers merges modern, simplified geometries with traditional craft, painstakingly hand carved and lacquered with a...

This sculptural hand-carved table is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by blending digital technology with fine traditional craftsmanship. Carved of walnut, the piece...