Indonesian Stool / Side Table

Technically a tree. Now a rock. Either way, it will outlast the sofa.

This stool or side table comes from Indonesia and is petrified wood, its age indeterminate. Petrified wood forms when buried timber is slowly replaced by minerals, keeping the look of the tree while taking on the weight of stone. Indonesia is a well known source, and cut sections like this are used as furniture. The sides are pale gray with the texture of bark and the marks of grain. The top is dark and smooth, shot through with light branching lines. Twenty-four inches high and fifteen long.

Coasters remain optional.