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BoBo: A Side Table Inspired by the African Baobab Tree

BoBo, with its tree-like stance, offers three plateaus to rest your things on at varying heights. Amsterdam-based RKNL looked to the African Baobab tree for inspiration and mimicked its wide trunk and delicate branches in this handy table.

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BoBo comes in two standard versions: burned oak with solid brushed brass or natural oak with white steel. The burned oak (black) one is made using the Shou-sugi-ban technique from Japan where wood is burned and brushed to form a natural protection. After burning, the wood is then lacquered.

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Just like all RKNL designs, the tables are made by craftsmen and not mass produced.

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Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.