A Striking New Collection of Sycamore Tables
TIDES marks the debut collaboration between multidisciplinary artist Nat Maks and furniture designer Brogan Cox, co‑founder of the Sebastian Cox studio. Premiering at London Craft Week 2025, TIDES unites Maks’s signature fluid ink marbling with Cox’s contemporary woodwork, creating functional, sculptural tables inspired by nature’s rhythm and the raw beauty of their coastal home in Margate.
Giving Forgotten Material a Second Life
The tables are crafted from solid, English‑grown sycamore, a fast‑growing hardwood often overlooked and underappreciated. Sycamore is considered a weed in some forestry circles but it’s wonderfully tactile, pale and accepting of colour ‑ perfect for this marbling process. The pieces are manufactured at the Sebastian Cox workshop, using a hybrid approach: CNC machining for precision, and extensive hand‑finishing to retain the warmth and nuance of craft. Each table is then hand‑dipped in marbled ink ‑ the fluid markings wrapping the wood in a gesture reminiscent of waves washing ashore.
More Than a Table Collection
TIDES is a love letter to overlooked materials, to the sea, and to slow, intentional making. It’s also a reflection of a partnership between two female makers who are quietly reshaping the conversation around craft, collaboration and materiality.
