It seems that the craft of furniture making has been all but forgotten. Bucking the trend is De La Espada. The furniture maker spares no expense to create furniture the way it should be. A love of materials, they only use solid wood, and attention to detail, close inspection reveals beautiful joining, are their signature. Combine this with a modern sensibility, and you have beautiful pieces which will last generations. The 538 wide dining table is an example of minimal style warmed by choice of material.

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This table, by Israeli designer Itay Ohaly, Encourages the removal of smaller internal tables to be used separately before being herded back to the larger table. Walnut and Corian. 100 cm x 120 cm x 28 cm.
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Athos ’05 was designed by Paolo Piva a little while back. Starting from a length of 190 cm, and can be extended to 245 cm and 300 cm, for eight up to twelve people. Matching the design, a multi-purpose console was added, provided with a drawer and a separate shelf below, which doubles as a bench, 45 cm tall. Available through B&B Italia.