We’ve all dreamed of being high up on a pedestal at one time or another – showing off an Olympic gold medal, sitting in a throne, or ready to do some serious bungee jumping. Perhaps while eating, however, this thought hasn’t exactly crossed our mind. In this week’s Top Ten list we take a look at a table that springs up out of a singular, central leg that boasts strength, shapely curves, and a material that can bear the load of every meal.

Top Ten: Dining Tables on a Pedestal.

Pedestal Tables Create Stylishly Modern Dining Rooms

1. 210

MANUFACTURER: Harris Rubin
PRICE: n/a
Dimensions: 48″ dia. x 29-1/2″H

Using a steel pedestal base shaped like an angular hourglass, the 210 dining table by Harris Rubin centers its design around the thick, polished style seen through its rounded glass tabletop. Based in Baltimore, the design firm thrives on creating quality, versatile forms that fit into any setting.

2. Metro
MANUFACTURER: Maria Yee
PRICE: n/a
Dimensions: 42″L x 29″H x 42″W

Super cleaned up in a solid finish, the Metro cone dining table by Maria Yee features straight lines with a spun base which is said to “bear modern whimsy”, appealing to the Generation-Y crowd.

3. Platner
MANUFACTURER: Knoll
PRICE: $3,335+
Dimensions: 20-3/4"W (base) x 53-3/4" dia. x 27"H

A versatile dining table for the office lounge or the home, Platner’s coordinating designs feature coffee and side tables also. The tabletop comes in a tempered glass (in clear or bronze finishes), marble, or veneer that sits atop a frame of vertical steel wire rods welded to circular horizontal and edge-framing rods.

4. Planet
MANUFACTURER: Calligaris
PRICE: $880
Dimensions: 47-1/4″ dia. x 29-1/2″H

Created using pure style in sleek curves and flat lines, the Planet table from Calligaris is made using a chromed or white metal frame with a top of Canaletto Walnut, Wenge or Ebony wood veneer.

5. Sunglass Square
DESIGNER: Mark Suensilpong
MANUFACTURER: Jane Hamley Wells
PRICE: n/a
Dimensions: 29-1/2″H x 35-2/5″W x 35-2/5″D

In a different kind of pedestal table than most, the Sunglass comes in a square top built with a stainless steel frame. Using a tinted acrylic as the tabletop, it’s slight coloration is likely what gave the table its catchy name.

6. Ridge II
MANUFACTURER: J. Robert Scott
PRICE: n/a
Dimensions: 48″W x 48″D x 29″H

With a slab top and rift cut Red Oak with a mitered top and carved details on its apron edges, the details put into the ebony-finished Ridge II dining table by J. Robert Scott seem endless. Offered in various other coverings and finishes, the chunky pedestal base of this square table stands out as its strongest feature.

7. Cyclone
DESIGNER: Isamu Noguchi
MANUFACTURER: Knoll
PRICE: $1,898+
Dimensions: 36"W or 42"W x 28"H

More artistic than most dining tables, the Cyclone comes across as a work of metal sculpture since its base is made up of chrome-plated steel wires that spin from the tabletop into its cast iron, black base beneath. On top, a laminate cut into a circle is available in black or white.

8. GT-43
MANUFACTURER: Antoine Proulx
PRICE: n/a
Dimensions: 42"L x 42"L x 29-1/4"H or 48″L x 42″L x 29-1/4″H

In your choice of a single or double pedestal base, Antoine Proulx’s dining table doubles as a game table for those lazy nights of poker or puzzles. Offering the base itself as a separate, the GT-43 comes with plentiful custom ideas, from pedestal size to tabletop.

9. Metal Solitaire
MANUFACTURER: Lorin Marsh
PRICE: n/a
Dimensions: n/a

Comprised of a solid, square Anigre wood top, the Metal Solitaire table #7010 is a statuesque piece of beautiful craftsmanship and metalworking. Beneath the top, a polished stainless steel base stands lean and shiny, bent at right angles with a central X-shape for added strength.

10. Hours of Glass
MANUFACTURER: SIDD
PRICE: $3,900
Dimensions: 60″D x 36″H

Like a “seemingly infinite pool of ripples”, SIDD’s Hours of Glass dining table comes with a tempered glass top built onto its finished layers of hardwood. Built by one craftsman, the customizable table design is substantial, made from sustainable Canadian Birch hardwood ply.

Hope you enjoyed our roundup of the Top Ten Dining Tables on a Pedestal!

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