The Adunola Table
Custom furniture · Hardwood + Welded Steel · Private residence, Lekki, Lagos
the process
Client
Mrs. Adunola Fashola — private client, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Brief
A dining table that feels architectural — not decorative. Something that anchors the room without competing with the interior. It must seat eight comfortably and feel unlike anything you can find in a furniture showroom in Lagos.
Material Direction
Solid hardwood top, metal base — client specified 'something raw and honest'
Timeline
6 weeks from brief to delivery
Budget Tier
Premium — Signature Build tier
Our Response
We sat with Mrs. Fashola for two hours before sketching a single line. The brief was clear in feeling but open in form — she wanted presence, not decoration.
Our response: a 2.4m solid African walnut slab top with a natural live edge on one long side, set on a base of hand-welded mild steel flat bar formed into a trestle-style structure. The steel is left in its raw brushed state — sealed only with a thin coat of clear protective lacquer.
The contrast between the warm, figured walnut grain and the cool industrial steel is precisely what the brief asked for. Heavy. Honest. Architectural.
Two design iterations were presented before Mrs. Fashola confirmed. Material was sourced from a single timber merchant in Ojota who allowed us to hand-select the slab. The entire top is a single piece — no joins, no veneers.
Work in Progress
Delivery Story
The table was delivered on a Saturday morning. Two of our team members carried it into the dining room, set it in position, and levelled the feet. Mrs. Fashola’s first words when she saw it in place: ‘This is exactly what I saw in my head but couldn’t describe.’ We documented the piece with photographs before leaving. It will never be made again.