Chen Table

My client in San Diego commissioned this dining table. The design brief was to create a substantial dining table that seats six. Working with the client, I determined a table size that would fit their dining room properly. We agreed upon a minimal design with classical proportions. I added a mitered gunstock joint where the legs and the aprons meet to add a subtle level of sophistication to the overall design. The table was made from White Oak and “fumed” with ammonia to darken the oak to a medium brown. To connect the table to my client’s family, I engraved their patriarch’s hand-painted Hànzì, Chinese characters, on the inside face of each apron. The characters translate to “Gather Family Around Table.”

Material: White Oak
Size: 80” long, 40” wide, 30” tall