Rado Ceramic Wood Round Dining Table
Rado Ceramic Wood Round Dining Table
By Cattelan Italia | Designer: Paolo Cattelan
The Rado Ceramic Wood Round Dining Table balances warm natural materials with refined architectural presence. If you love the highly social, intimate feeling of a circular dining table but find yourself completely torn between wanting the cozy warmth of real wood and the dramatic luxury of a marble centerpiece, the Rado Ceramic-Wood Round (designed by Paolo Cattelan for Cattelan Italia) is your perfect match. It bridges the gap between organic texture and high-tech material innovation, all resting on one of the most structurally impressive pedestal bases in modern furniture design.
The tabletop is built as a massive nested circle, brilliantly dividing the surface into two distinct tactile zones. The outer rim is a wide band of premium hardwood, crafted from either Canaletto Walnut (NC) or Burned Oak (RB). This provides a rich, natural texture right where you and your guests rest your arms, keeping the table feeling grounded and deeply inviting. Placed perfectly flush inside the wooden ring is an expansive insert made of Cattelan Italia’s elite Marmi Ceramic. This gives you the intense, dramatic veining of rare Italian marble (like Matt Portoro, Colosseo, Matt Invisible, or Taj Mahal) right where the heavy lifting happens. It is completely non-porous, scratch-resistant, stain-proof, and heat-resistant, so you never have to panic about hot serving dishes or spilled wine.
Instead of a static stone center, this configuration incorporates an invisible, ultra-smooth aluminum turntable mechanism hidden beneath the ceramic. It allows the central stone circle to rotate 360 degrees silently. It acts as a built-in, luxury Lazy Susan, turning shared family-style dinners or formal hosting into an effortless, highly interactive experience.
The soul of the Rado collection is its pedestal, which represents a massive milestone in Italian furniture manufacturing. For years, ceramic could only be used as a flat tabletop slab. With this table, Cattelan Italia successfully took rigid, ultra-durable ceramic and molded it into graceful, sweeping curves. The pedestal consists of two perfectly symmetrical, curved ceramic hulls that join seamlessly in the middle, perfectly matching the ceramic insert on top. On the narrow sides of the base, there is a deliberate, recessed vertical groove. This architectural gap adds a striking shadow line that keeps the heavy pedestal looking elegant and refined rather than bulky or blocky.
The Rado Ker-Wood Round is designed for a home that wants the undeniable "wow factor" of an Italian gallery sculpture but refuses to sacrifice everyday warmth. The circular wood perimeter softens the harsh lines of a modern dining room, the ceramic core handles the chaotic reality of daily family meals without a single stain, and the curved base anchors the room flawlessly.