BH | Studio Piran Marble-Top Dining Table

Piran spent five centuries under Venice, and it shares the Venetian love of the café, where small round tables with marble tops have held coffee and wine since the eighteenth century. Stone made a cool, easily wiped surface, and the same table went on to fill the cafés of nineteenth-century Paris. Set on a single pedestal, it is still the best table for two people and a long conversation.

This one has a round top of white marble with soft grey veining, cool to the touch and quick to wipe clean of coffee rings, on a curving, vase-shaped pedestal of hand-woven seagrass in a soft olive tone. The single pedestal keeps the floor clear for knees and chairs, and the cool stone against the warm, textured weave gives it a relaxed, coastal feel. The compact round top seats two to four, non-marking glides protect the floor, and simple assembly is required.

Place it in a kitchen corner by a window with two cane chairs for breakfast, in a small apartment dining area, or in a café-style nook for coffee and the crossword. It also works in a front hall or foyer as an entry table, with a big vase of flowers and a bowl for keys. White marble on a woven base feels breezy and coastal, at home with linen, driftwood and blue glass.