Project: Milk Beach Café Table, London

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Milk Beach Café Table, London

Walnut café table with round walnut stools for Milk Beach, London

Walnut café table edge with a row of round stools

Walnut café table with eight round stools

Walnut café tabletop with round stools alongside

Walnut café table with butterfly keys and stools

Round walnut stools lined up beside the café table

Close-up of the walnut café table corner joint

Walnut café table corner with butterfly keys and a stool

Walnut café table with butterfly keys and a round stool

Walnut boards laid out in the workshop before making

Workshop view during the café table build

Café table frame and tools on the workshop bench

Overview:

American black walnut communal table and stools for Milk Beach, a new café in London. The brief was to create a warm focal point that would draw people into the room and work hard all day, from laptops in the morning to wine glasses in the evening.

Specifications:

• Material: Solid American black walnut throughout
• Top: Live-edge slab top made from three carefully matched boards
• Joinery: Exposed butterfly keys stabilising natural splits
• Base: Walnut frame with tapered legs and apron rails
• Seating: Set of turned walnut stools, sized to the table height and spacing
• Finish: Durable rubio monocoat finish suitable for commercial use
• Capacity: Generous communal table seating for groups and solo customers

Our Role:

We designed and built the table and all of the stools in-house, from selecting the walnut boards to final finishing. The live-edge top was laid out to feel natural without being uneven for plates and glasses, and the base was engineered to stay rigid under daily café use. Each stool was turned on the lathe to match the table, then delivered and installed on site as the centrepiece of Milk Beach’s interior.

Milk Beach Café Table, London