Large sculptural burr wood coffee table – circa 1970

Large sculptural root wood coffee table – circa 1970

An impressive vintage coffee table, made from a large, heavy piece of solid root wood. The natural form of the tree almost entirely defines the design: a wide, irregular top with organic edges rests on gnarled, branching root forms. Openings, knots, cracks, hollows and protruding parts have not been hidden but made part of the piece. The top has been carefully levelled and smoothly finished, while the original contours have been preserved.

It is a heavy tropical hardwood with a warm grain, high density and exceptional weight: solid root wood. This type of free-form furniture became popular in the 1960s and 1970s, when designers and craftsmen increasingly worked with tree roots and solid tree sections.

Why we chose this piece

A piece on the boundary between functional object and sculpture, looking different from every angle.

Style and interior

A powerful centrepiece in a living room, beautiful with low sofas, soft fabrics, natural stone and calm colours. Particularly suited to an organic modern, brutalist, wabi-sabi, rustic modern or minimalist interior, and a strong contrast in a sleek modern space.

Dimensions: 160 cm wide, 77 cm deep, 49 cm high
Material: solid root wood, heavy tropical hardwood
Designer/Maker: unknown, unmarked
Style: Organic Modern
Period: circa 1970
Origin: unknown
Condition: good vintage condition with signs of use consistent with age and use. Natural drying cracks, fissures, knots, openings and irregularities inherent to root wood; some older stabilised or filled areas. Exceptionally heavy and solid.

Price:
€ 945

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