Lightning,
captured in wood
Each piece carries a unique fractal pattern, burned into the surface by hand using high voltage electricity. Something between art and accident: organic, unrepeatable, unmistakable. Every console table, side table, and coffee table is original. None will ever exist again.
Made by lightning.
Finished by hand.
Lichtenberg figures form when high voltage electricity follows the natural fibers of wet wood, branching into fractals that look like frozen lightning. No two pieces of wood conduct electricity the same way, so no two pieces can ever match.
One of One
The pattern is decided by the grain, the moisture, and the path of the current. Yours will be the only one.
Solid Hardwood
We use the same solid hardwood found in our dining tables, hand finished with burn lines that run beneath the surface.
Sealed for Life
After burning, every piece is filled, sanded smooth, and sealed with lacquer. Permanent, protected, no maintenance.
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Vella Console Table
Our signature Lichtenberg console is solid teak with a hand burned fractal across the top, set on a slim metal frame. The frozen lightning grain is the centerpiece.
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Nesting End Tables, Set of 3
Three nesting tables, each with its own fractal burn. Tucked together, a single sculptural object; pulled apart, they spread across a sofa or down a hallway.
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Vella Round Side Table
A round, hand burned side table on classic black hairpin legs is the most accessible piece in the collection. The tree burn pattern radiates from the center like a fingerprint.
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Vella Rectangular Side Table
A C shape end table slides under most sofas, so a coffee or laptop floats above your lap. The end grain top is a mosaic of small blocks that creates one unrepeatable surface.
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Up close, the wood looks alive.
Every fractal is built from thousands of tiny branching paths that make the wood's own conductive map visible. From across the room you see the figure. Up close, you see the story. The dark lines are filled, sanded flat, and sealed under a lacquer finish applied by hand. Smooth to the touch. Built to last.
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Photos can't capture the depth or the detail. Request a thirty minute visit to our Irvine warehouse, see every piece, and pick the one that's yours.