Japanese maker Karimoku New Standards signature polygonal table takes on a new guise with an unadorned version in naturally whitened chestnut wood. Previously, designers Scholten & Baijings applied graphic accentsranging from soft pastels to their trademark fluorescent pinkto the so-named Colour collection. Now the unembellished model puts the focus solely on form, with the barrel-like base made of individual laths that are connected at intricate angles inspired by the traditional wood joint technique yatoi-sanetsugi. And the hardwood is selected from underused low-diameter trees, in order to preserve and revitalize the countrys forests.