Madara Designs

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It might be a DIY project to make a bench or a rough coffee table, but the bigger slab tables, with book-matched panels and thick tops, aren't something you would want to attempt without some serious equipment and practice.

As far as costs go, it might range from $500 to $2500 for a coffee table, and $1250 to $6500 to much higher even ($30K for something nice from Hudson Furniture) for a dining table. SO much variation based on size, thickness, species and perfection of the slabs, as was mentioned before. concretebox on Sep 28, 2011

I must disagree with sam and anon-- Nakashima would have loved the respect for the organic in these Madara pieces- and the nature that they bring into a home. I have a Madara dining table in my apartment, and the strong, metal bases (which are smooth, well-positioned/ designed and decidedly un-amaturish) give solid grounding-- and marry an urban industrialism (in some cases) to the flow of the wood.
I know Madara also custom creates a large portion of it's pieces for it's clients-- so quite often the bases are the vision and commission of the client. In my dealings with Madara, I've found them to be creatively cutting edge, aesthetically -sound, fairly-priced, home-grown, and extremely accommodating.
Regarding 'green products'-- who amoung us isn't pulling major wattage off of the grid (which is fossil-fueled) to write our bloggings, meander the web, e-shop/browse and see in the dark? Those in glass houses....Madara rates very high on the verdant-scale....finding morsels left from natures' cycle and bringing that nature carefully, respectfully and intimately into our lives.... anna on Mar 8, 2007