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Live edge conference tables.

A single live edge slab, sized to your boardroom, with power and data integrated, built to order in our Chicago workshop and delivered nationwide.
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Custom live edge slab conference table by Statement Chicago in a modern Chicago space, a figured walnut slab with a natural edge spanning the room, built in Chicago.
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$8,000
Current lead time
10-12 weeks
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Chicago
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Live edge conference table Chicago

The full width of a tree at the head of the table.

Statement Chicago builds custom live edge conference tables to order in its Chicago workshop. Each table is a single live edge slab, black walnut, claro or Oregon black walnut and other species, selected for figure and sized to the boardroom. Power and data can be integrated into the top, commissions begin at $8,000, lead time is 10 to 12 weeks, and every table is delivered and installed nationwide with white glove care.
Custom dimensions
Power and data integrated
Shop drawings provided
Live edge detail of a figured Oregon black walnut conference table top by Statement Chicago, showing the natural edge and dramatic grain, built in Chicago.
A flagship commission

Meridian Live Edge Conference Table

The Meridian, a single live edge slab scaled to the boardroom, where the full width of the tree runs the length of the table.
A sixteen-foot monkeypod slab conference table with live edges and a black epoxy fissure, on a black steel base.
Side view of the Meridian, showing the two-inch slab carried on four open steel leg frames joined by a full-length stretcher.
Black epoxy filling a natural fissure through golden monkeypod grain, beside the squared two-inch edge.
The top is one slab with its natural edges kept and finished, the rest left as the tree drew it. Voids and fissures are stabilized with epoxy so an organic surface stands up to daily use.
Beneath it, steel C channels reinforce the slab and slotted connections let a top this wide move with the seasons. Power and data set into the surface, routed out of sight through the base.
Built for the workplace

A considered collection. Every piece made to order.

Begin with one of our established forms or commission an entirely original design. Dimensions, wood selection, edge profile and base details are developed around your room and your seating plan.
Live edge claro walnut slab table by Statement Chicago photographed from the side, showing the natural edge and warm auburn figure, built in Chicago.
Power and data

Integrated power and data are available and specified for most boardroom commissions. Power outlets, USB and USB-C charging, and HDMI and data ports can be set into flush or pop-up modules in the top, with cabling routed out of sight and coordinated with your IT or AV team. Power and data are quoted by configuration.

The detail

A live edge conference table puts the full width of a tree at the head of the room. One slab, its natural edges kept and finished, running the length of the boardroom. Against an otherwise architectural space it is the one organic line in the room, and it is the reason people remember the table.

The slab

Black walnut, claro walnut, Oregon black walnut, monkeypod and blackened Bavarian oak all yield boards wide and long enough for a conference table. Each is selected for figure and shown to you before the first cut, with photographs and video for clients outside Chicago.

Durability

Natural voids and fissures are stabilized with epoxy, and the top is finished either in a 2K polyurethane spray for a hard, durable surface suited to daily office use, or a hand rubbed oil that can be renewed over time.

Sizing

Allow roughly twenty-four inches per seat. A twelve-foot table seats ten to twelve, fourteen feet seats twelve to fourteen, and we build longer. The slab and the base are sized to the seating count and the room.

Twelve foot custom claro walnut slab table by Statement Chicago, a highly figured top carried on black steel bases, built in Chicago.
For your project

We collaborate with clients, designers, and architects, providing shop drawings and finish samples and coordinating on materials, engineering, delivery access and installation.

The top and base travel separately. Our white glove delivery partners review the access path, assemble the table and set it in place on site.
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Common questions

What clients ask before commissioning.

What is a live edge conference table?

A conference table whose top is a single slab of wood with one or both natural edges of the tree left intact, rather than milled straight. You read the full width of the tree down the length of the boardroom table, an organic edge against an otherwise architectural room.

How many people does a live edge conference table seat?

It is built to your room. Allow roughly twenty-four inches per seat: a twelve-foot table seats ten to twelve, fourteen feet seats twelve to fourteen, and we build longer. We size the slab and the base to the seating count and the room.

How much does a live edge conference table cost?

Commissions begin at $8,000, with final pricing determined by the slab, its species, length, width and figure, the base, and any integrated power and data. Every table is quoted around the specific board and your room.

Can power and data be integrated?

Yes, and most boardroom commissions include it. Power outlets, USB and USB-C charging, and HDMI and data ports can be set into flush or pop-up modules in the top, with cabling routed out of sight and coordinated with your IT or AV team.

What species do you use?

Black walnut, claro walnut, Oregon black walnut, monkeypod and blackened Bavarian oak all yield slabs wide and long enough for a conference table. Each board is selected for figure and shown to you before the first cut.

Is a live edge top durable for daily office use?

Yes. Natural voids and fissures are stabilized with epoxy, and the top is finished in a 2K polyurethane spray finish for a hard durable surface suited to daily use, or a hand-rubbed oil finish that can be renewed over time.

Do you also build architectural conference tables?

Yes. For a milled, squared top see our custom conference tables, and for an executive table on an industrial steel base see our boardroom tables.

Do you work with architects, designers and facilities teams?

Yes. We collaborate with clients, designers, and architects, providing shop drawings and finish samples and coordinating on materials, engineering, delivery access and installation.

How is it delivered and installed?

The top and base travel separately, and our white glove delivery partners review the access path, assemble the table, and set it in place on site. We build and ship nationwide.

Who builds it?

Every piece is built by Jerry Rodman, a furniture maker who has been in business for 11 years, and his team of four carpenters in our Chicago workshop. There is no production line and no outsourcing, and each table is made to be an heirloom.

Begin your commission

Tell us the room. We'll find the slab for it.

Share the dimensions, the number of people you need to seat and anything you already know about the room. We will guide the rest.
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