Still Table

Name: Still Table
Brand: S.T,N.E.
Price: 880000 JPY
Availability: InStock

I once learned a meditation image from my Australian friend Jac, a meditation teacher. You imagine yourself sinking quietly beneath the windy, rough surface of the water. As you move further from the surface, the noise fades, the ripples subside, and everything becomes quiet and calm. Occasionally, a thought might rise up and pull you slightly upward—but that’s okay. You simply accept it, then gently let yourself sink back down into the stillness again.

In the dictionary, the word still carries meanings such as “quiet,” “calm,” “motionless,” and “a lull when the wind has stopped.” If you take time to quiet a mind often unsettled by daily life, the way you see and hear the world begins to change.

When I look at this table I created, I’m reminded of Jac’s words and the meditation I experienced with her. It carries that same sense of tranquility—that peaceful stillness. I recall something written on one of my elementary school report cards: “Great smile; restless.” It’s true, I’ve always lived my life restlessly, driven purely by curiosity and spontaneous impulse. But perhaps now is the time to embrace moments of calm.

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This table is the result of paring things down to their essence—stripped until nothing more could be removed. I have a habit of analyzing everything I see. I find myself thinking, “This is designed this way because of that,” or “What about this? There must be a reason.” Even when I go out for a meal, I’m busy theorizing about the chairs or tables until I’ve convinced myself.

The STILL TABLE is a kind of “lull.” It simply exists, without needing to explain itself or justify anything. It just is. And that is what feels so good about it. Interestingly, still also refers to distillation—the process used to make whiskey, where impurities are removed to obtain something pure. There’s something deeply appealing about that: a state of purity.

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