Palatine Dining Table

Overview

The Palatine Dining Table was designed by Christophe Delcourt. Its top is veneered in Canaletto walnut and carries an insert of solid Roman travertine, and the top rests on a double base of the same stone. Two walnut crosspieces join the two columns.

Construction

The top is Canaletto walnut veneer on MDF with a solid walnut frame. The double base and the top insert are solid, unfinished Roman travertine, and the two crosspieces are solid Canaletto walnut in a stained and varnished finish. The table is manufactured in Europe and carries FSC Mix certification.

Specifications

• Width: 225 cm
• Depth: 115 cm
• Height: 73 cm
• Top: Canaletto walnut veneer on MDF, solid walnut frame
• Base: two solid Roman travertine columns with two solid walnut crosspieces

A tribute to Italy

Christophe Delcourt describes Palatine as a tribute to Italy, which inspires him: its history and way of life, its classical or contemporary architecture, and all the details that make light cling to a column, a hollow or a projection, as on the facade of a building. The Palatine range is composed of a table, a sideboard and a seating arrangement.

Wood and stone

For his furniture Delcourt set out to explore the possible interactions between wood and stone, two emblematic materials in Roche Bobois's history. Here the wood is walnut, which brings its warm grain, and the stone is unfilled travertine, which brings the beauty of its imperfection. Both are sourced locally because the workshop is in Urbino, at the heart of the peninsula.

A table conceived as architecture

Delcourt treated the table as a piece of architecture. Two half-cylinders of Roman travertine, matching one another, support the top, and two solid walnut crossbars join them. Their subtle curves look carved by time and by the ground, yet a craftsman shaped them by hand.