Benjamin Ripple Oval Dining Table - Natural Ash

The Benjamin Ripple Oval Dining Table in Natural Ash runs 280cm long, 110cm across and 76cm high. Two pillar bases carry the ripple texture the range is named for. The oval top has no corners to work around.

An oval at this length is a more sociable table than a rectangle of the same size. The curve pulls the end seats slightly inward, so the people at the far ends are turned towards the middle rather than facing down a corridor of table, and conversation carries across rather than along.

The ripple detail is worth understanding before choosing a room for it. It is a tactile finish rather than a visual one, and it reads properly only in raking light from a window or a low pendant. Under flat downlights the bases lose most of their texture and the table becomes a plain oval on two columns.