The ODE Collection

Each table is made from the rarest natural materials, brought together to tell a story.

A story that reveals deep universal insight into the nature of reality.

Modern and ancient wisdom fossilized into an encyclopedia of knowledge to be passed down for generations.

Wisdom Worth Preserving.

-An Ode to existence-

We know our planet has experienced at least 5 global mass extinction events.

How will our knowledge be passed down after Earth’s next cataclysm?

Books and electronics are fragile, and if language is lost or the grid goes down, both will be rendered useless. That’s where The Ode Collection comes in. Ten tables encoded with deep wisdom about the universe, each telling a story without words or numbers. Together they will carry our knowledge of Everything far into the future, fossilizing thousands of years of wisdom. A modern Rosetta Stone distributed between ten relics of functional art.

Modern Day Treasure

-Ten Coins-

Every table in The Ode Collection is paired with its own unique 5oz solid gold coin.  The coins are mounted into the tables themselves with a hidden mechanism for removal.  One side bears the Daniel Goldsmith Maker’s Mark, while the other side remains a secret.  Each gold piece has a silver counterpart held in a private collection.  Only obtained with the purchase of a table, these exclusive coins will never be duplicated. Their designs are encoded with ancient symbolism and each one is a piece of The Puzzle.

-Ten Years-

A decade of dedication. Each table is given a full year to complete. Researching the topic, planning the story, conceptualizing the design, and meticulously executing the build. Every step takes time and is why the Ode Collection aims to be the most prestigious set of tables in the world. It is also the only one of its kind - an encyclopedia of fossilized knowledge displayed as a collection of dining tables, made from the most uniquely valuable materials on earth and built to last forever.