Uoma Oval — Lacquered Fluted Pedestal Dining Table

The Uoma Oval does not negotiate. Where the other pieces in the Maison Ilmarinen collection speak through material contrast — stone against wood, patina against grain, glass against steel — the Uoma speaks through unity. A single shade of lacquer, applied by hand in multiple coats and polished to a mirror finish, covers every surface of the table from the tip of the oval plateau to the base of the fluted pedestal. There is no hierarchy of materials. There is no visual rest. There is only form.

And the form earns that attention. The pedestal is the design — a thick column of wood carved into deep vertical cannelures that radiate from centre to edge, each groove catching the ambient light differently as the day moves. From directly in front, the base reads as a disciplined architectural column, its facets sharp and even. From an oblique angle, the same grooves become a study in shadow, the dark lacquer deepening in the recesses until the base appears to be cast rather than carved. It is the same object at eight in the morning and at ten at night, and it is not the same object at all.

The plateau is an oversized oval, its edge bevelled at a shallow angle that accentuates the apparent thickness of the lacquered surface. Under a dining pendant, the top becomes a mirror — reflecting the room, the guests, the light — which means the table is never merely a table. It is a presence.

Suited for 6 to 10 guests depending on size. Available in four lacquer finishes. The formal dining table of the collection.