WITH CONTEMPORARY & MODERN DESIGN
A dining room table is not just a functional item that you merely use for eating dinner. It is also a reflection of your personality and self that you prominently display in one of the most central places in your home. So whether you are looking for a unique conversation piece for friends and family to gather around, or whether you just want to add that modern & contemporary touch to the room, you have come to the right place! We designed these unique dining tables with the greatest attention to detail, using unique materials that are not only of the highest quality, but that are also more sustainable.
show more In our first two collections, Duradoura and Casca, which mean respectively "lasting" & "tree bark" in Portuguese, we both worked with high quality Portuguese cork as the central material. The result is a modern dining table with an industrial design, which not only looks amazing, but also feels soft and warm. In Our Zhú Zi collection, which is Mandarin for "made of bamboo", we created an interesting combination of Eastern culture with a modern & minimalistic design. The result is a range of unique dining tables that will add a modish and natural touch to your interior. show less
The name itself means “lasting” or “permanent” in Portuguese, which already hints towards both the renewable as robust characteristics of the key material used. The cork is grown in the hills of Portugal and breathes the warmth of the Mediterranean. It is harvested in a renewable way, without harming the tree, and shaped to breathtaking table tops. The result is a unique and modern dining table that will change the atmosphere of your dining room with its industrial yet natural look and feel.
Instead of grinding up the cork bark, the Casca table top is crafted by meticulously combining pure pieces of natural cork bark. This also explains the meaning of its name in Portuguese, “bark”. The creation process of this modern & exquisite dining table requires local Portuguese expertise and craftsmanship, yet the remarkable and matchless result is definitely worth all the work.
Yet as we speak, our team of young and upcoming designers is already searching the corners of the planet to find the next material that has extraordinary properties or history, yet that we can leverage in a more sustainable way to create the next collection of remarkable & unique dining room tables. Definitely check out our website on regular basis or subscribe to our newsletter to be among the first to hear about it!
Thanks to its high density and the fact that it grows so straight and has little knots, Bamboo is an incredibily strong and hard material. It is in fact 20% harder than oak (the gold standard in hardwood furniture), and its tensile strength is higher than many alloys of steel! As such, bamboo furniture is particularly suitable to withstand everyday use, and is far more resistant to damage than its counterparts made from traditional hardwoods.
As Bamboo is a grass, harvesting it does not mean you need to replant a new shoot like with other trees. After a Bamboo culm has been “cut” it will just regrow, which means that new bamboo can be harvested every few years without harming the plant.
Not only can Bamboo be harvested in a renewable way, it also grows back at an incredible speed. In fact, Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world. On average, a Bamboo culm will be full grown and ready for harvest after 3 to 5 years. This compared to an oak tree which takes around 20 years to mature!
The complex network of bamboo roots protects the soil from erosion and flooding. Because harvesting leaves the bottom part of the bamboo and its roots intact there is no adverse effect of top soil erosion. This unlike hardwood harvesting, where the topsoil and nutrients are washed away by rainfall because the stumps are removed to provide space for new crops.
After harvesting, every little piece of the bamboo culm is used. This very much unlike regular wood processing, where there is often waste in the form of saw dust, bark, branches, etc.
Bamboo is capable of converting 35% more CO2 into oxygen than other trees. It can absorb up to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide per hectare every year! This makes it a crucial partner in supplying our planet with clean and fresh air.
Unlike other wooden materials, the harvesting of cork is done in a renewable way. Cork is actually the bark of the cork oak, which is harvested without causing any damage to the tree itself. On top, the cork used in our designs can also be recycled and reused in new products.
The slow combustion of cork makes it a natural fire retardant and a kind of barrier against fires. Cork burns without a flame and does not emit toxic gases during combustion.
Cork does not absorb dust and prevents the appearance of mites and, therefore, contributes to protection against allergies.
The 40 million cells in each cubic centimeter of cork act as a real decibel absorber, making it an excellent sound and vibration insulator. Perfect to help create serenity in your home.