Black American walnut is slow growing deciduous tree native to north America and Canada producing edible nuts. Black walnut is a hardwood prized for its dark brown, purplish hue with a sometimes swirling grain, it can display many unique characteristics, such as knots and variations in depth of tone, resulting in truly distinctive piece. Walnut will get lighter with age becoming more honeyed over time. We use a protective clear oil finish which enables the timber to age gracefully without heavy discolouration and withstand daily spillage.

Walnut tops are paired with black stained oak legs.

Our Ort legs are stained black before being hand cut to create contrast, and reveal the beauty of the natural timber beneath. Finally they are finished with a a protective clear oil to allow the timber to age gracefully without heavy discolouration and withstand daily spillage.

Brown oak is from an oak tree where the timber is naturally coloured by the fungus Fistulina Hepatica, commonly called the beefsteak fungus, due to its blood red colour. Often mature trees with a branch which has fallen off will attract the fungus and the colouring starts at the ‘wound’ and slowly penetrates the tree, so there may be a mix of white and brown in some trees, running to solid brown eventually. This means some tops can be all brown and others partially brown. Brown oak is rare to discover and valuable as such. Leaning towards the more unusual and highly-figured sections of wood, we hand-pick every piece - admiring the organic detail and lively displays of character. We use a protective clear oil finish to allow the timber to age gracefully, gradually getting darker without heavy discolouration and withstand daily spillage.

Brown oak tops are paired with oak legs.

European oak is a temperate white oak hardwood native to Europe. It presents a golden to light brown hue with a minimal grain pattern. We use a protective white oil finish to allow the timber to age gracefully without heavy discolouration and withstand daily spillage.