Indonesian Wood Low Table

A tree that became stone, then acquired a stainless steel undercarriage.

This low table comes from Java, Indonesia, and joins petrified wood with a stainless steel base. Petrified wood forms when buried timber is slowly replaced by minerals over immense spans of time, keeping the look of grain while gaining the weight of rock. The thick slab here shows cream and tan bands with darker knots and a jagged crack across one end. Its sides are left rounded and natural. Mirror-bright open frames hold it up. Fifty-three inches long and 22 deep.

It took a very long time to get this hard. Coasters remain optional.