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In the silence of rivers, hidden beneath layers of sediment and guarded by time, fossil wood awaits to tell its millennia-old story. An extraordinary journey that begins in the heart of nature and concludes in the skilled hands of those who transform it into authentic works of art.

Imagine running your hand over the surface of a table crafted exclusively for you, even more unique and precious because it’s the “child” of a tree that—having journeyed through adventures, centuries, and even millennia—has reached you thanks to a series of extraordinary events.

Six years ago, we crafted a unique 5-meter-long Plane tree table for the Vitello d’Oro This year, we were called upon to restore it to its former glory.

Tabula and Giant Trees Foundation together for a more sustainable future.

In the large showroom, you can admire some of the crafted tables, the large natural planks, and the raw material, discovering their uniqueness made of perfect imperfections, scents, history…

Each Tabula piece is marked with a tag featuring a QR code which directs your phone or tablet to a special page all about our most special, rare and unusual woods.

Immerse yourself in the world of Tabula, where nature, sustainability, and design come together to create unique creations like works of art… that can be yours.
Download the brochure from the download area of our website to discover the timeless beauty of these exclusive furniture pieces, born from the recovery and enhancement of wood from centuries-old trees.

On August 30, 2020, during a storm of exceptional violence, over 120 trees in the municipality of Udine were felled. Among these, one of the most majestic plane trees in the garden of Piazza Primo Maggio, to the east of the hill on which the Castle stands, also gave way. For about 220 years, this centuries-old tree had been a silent witness to events and changes, surviving even the fury of two Wars and the Friuli Earthquake of 1976. Offering shade to generations of citizens, it had become part of the urban landscape and the life of the square.

This park was home to a magnificent English oak (Quercus robur), which yielded an impressive log over 11 metres long, transported to a sawmill in Verona specialising in the recovery of large trees.
At 40 metres tall and almost a metre and a half in diameter, it was one of the park’s most impressive trees, so much so that it was included in the first list of monumental trees compiled by the Italian Forestry Corps in 1982.

The MTD 01 base, part of Tabula’s MT modular collection of metal bases designed by architect Tavano to work with the various tops regardless of size, has won the Big See Product Design Award 2023.
When designing MTD 01, Tavano was mindful of the inconsistent dimensions of the tops, their often considerable weight, and their extraordinary uniqueness. The bases he created provide the tables with great stability and weight-bearing capacity, while complementing – but never overpowering – the natural beauty of the board.
This metal base with a modular structure withstands the various stresses through a combination of differently sized sheets, facing in different directions. No matter the size, the structure is extremely stable, yet also lightweight and never cumbersome to the eye. The MT collection of bases features four colour options ideally suited to any setting (gold, burgundy, black and white) which highlight the wood’s natural grain and texture. It can also be made in other colours upon request.

This 400 sq m space for work and research – open to developments in the changing world of work and contemporary lifestyles, and which can also be used for events, meetings, workshops and photography sets – houses up to 50 workstations.

It started with a meeting, grew into a dream, and transformed into reality. This is the story of Tabula, a brand founded by Co.in.ra on the strength of an intense passion for wood, handed down over four generations of the Schurian family, and now guided by the brilliance of Cristian Bassi and Georg Schurian.

One of Tabula’s most recent projects, featuring a walnut tree from Styria recovered from a park in Graz, can be found on board the Aurelia Yacht by theCantiere delle Marche shipyard, winner of the Cannes Yachting Festival 2021! Tabula helps create the winning yacht at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2021 [...]

On Friday 24 September we are guests at the international conference on potential innovation in the timber supply chain and its sustainable development, taking place at the Villa Di Toppo Florio in Buttrio, and at the TreeArt Festival 2021 (from 23 to 26 September).
International speakers and renowned experts will give talks and discuss potential innovations regarding the use of timber, sustainable short supply chains, and new species of tree to use.

The violent storm which struck the city of Udine on the evening of 30 August brought down over 120 trees across the municipal area. This included one of the great plane trees in Piazza Primo Maggio.
We went there on 29 October to recover this natural giant, and early work revealed some interesting information about the history of its setting, such as the ceramic electrical cable insulators from the late 1800s/early 1900s embedded within its trunk.

Tabula plays a key role in the restyling of Udine’s most prestigious restaurant, the Vitello d’Oro. The project was designed by Visual Display and featured in Atelier magazine.
For the most exclusive room at the Vitello d’Oro, a historic restaurant in the heart of Udine, Tabula created a plane wood table five meters long, intended to host large social gatherings. Nationally and internationally renowned interior design studio Visual Display opted to add the appeal of a one-off piece completely crafted by hand.