Jacques Rectangular Pearl Grey Dining Table by Fred and Juul

Jacques Rectangular Pearl Grey Dining Table by Fred and Juul Dimensions: D 120 x W 260 x H 74 cm. Materials: Birdseye Maple veneer on MDF. Available in different colors. Custom sizes, materials or finishes are available on request. Please contact us. Designed with the aim to find the perfect balance between clean lines and warm texture. Consisting of 5 rounded, 50 mm thick slats with bird’s eye maple veneer, the dining or coffee table is available in 16 different colors. Bird’s eye Maple is one of the rarest woods in the world. Its small knots that look like bird’s eyes and give the wood a tridimensional effect occur in less than one percent of all Maple trees. They are believed to originate from drops of sap that were trapped in the tree trunks during spring and frozen during the rigid North-American winters. The pattern varies from tree to tree, hence its uniqueness. Bird’s eye maple is particularly suited for dyeing, which brings out the texture beautifully, turning the veneer into an iridescent and luminescent surface, like silk or velvet. Fred&Juul, short for Federico Minarelli and Julie Janssen, are two architects who decided working as architects isn’t for them. It was when designing custom furniture for their clients and developing it with the amazingly skilled local artisans that they truly found joy in their work. So, in 2012 they decided to solely focus on that and launched their first lighting and furniture collection. with the exception of the renovation of the old Tuscan farmhouse that would become their home and studio, a labor of sorrow, but mostly love (see the result on the press page!). What sets them apart is how they see and use their materials of choice: bronze, brass, wood and stone. Their designs value the inherent nature of these materials and how they are meticulously crafted, like the grainy, clouded surface of their Raffaele light in sandcast brass or the juxtaposed Oak grains in the marquetry of their Maurits table. Starring all these aspects in the story of a piece, is what makes it unique and last. Over the years they have increasingly worked with interior designers on custom pieces for high end projects all over the world, thanks to their attention for detail, refined aesthetic sense and collaboration with the best highly specialized craftsmen Tuscany has to offer.