A quiet piece of design history hides in that mottled finish.
The scorched, tortoiseshell-mottled bamboo on these risers traces back to the Aesthetic Movement, a design current that swept England from roughly 1860 to the 1890s as a deliberate reaction against heavy, ornate Victorian furniture. Fueled by a growing British fascination with Japanese design — and given a major boost by the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle, which reignited European appetite for East Asian aesthetics — bamboo became the material of the moment. Cabinetmakers of the period prized cleverly constructed joints, delicate turned spindles, and asymmetrical silhouettes, and the pyrographic "burning" technique used to create this tortoiseshell effect was a deliberate decorative choice rather than a flaw, valued for the contrast it created between warm honey tones and deep caramelized scorch marks.
This pair carries that same tortoiseshell patterning across two graduated sizes. Each stand features a woven bamboo top surface and cross-stretcher leg supports, sold together — the smaller (11" x 9" x 7.5") nests neatly under the larger (14" x 11.5"x 10) or use them separately across a tablescape, as plant stands, or as side tables that bring in a touch of organic warmth.
Other items pictured not included. Sold separately.
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
A quiet piece of design history hides in that mottled finish.
The scorched, tortoiseshell-mottled bamboo on these risers traces back to the Aesthetic Movement, a design current that swept England from roughly 1860 to the 1890s as a deliberate reaction against heavy, ornate Victorian furniture. Fueled by a growing British fascination with Japanese design — and given a major boost by the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle, which reignited European appetite for East Asian aesthetics — bamboo became the material of the moment. Cabinetmakers of the period prized cleverly constructed joints, delicate turned spindles, and asymmetrical silhouettes, and the pyrographic "burning" technique used to create this tortoiseshell effect was a deliberate decorative choice rather than a flaw, valued for the contrast it created between warm honey tones and deep caramelized scorch marks.
This pair carries that same tortoiseshell patterning across two graduated sizes. Each stand features a woven bamboo top surface and cross-stretcher leg supports, sold together — the smaller (11" x 9" x 7.5") nests neatly under the larger (14" x 11.5"x 10) or use them separately across a tablescape, as plant stands, or as side tables that bring in a touch of organic warmth.
Other items pictured not included. Sold separately.
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
