Atelier – Bulgaria
Furniture that cannotbe made twice
A small atelier working in solid wood and crystal-clear epoxy resin. Nothing held in stock. Nothing produced twice.
days per piece
every single time
solid resin surface
days shipping in Europe
The material decides
Nature designs most of it before we do
Every slab of solid wood carries the record of decades of growth – the rings, the organic cracks, the shape of the live edge where the trunk met its bark. We choose slabs for that character rather than in spite of it, then build the piece around what the wood already is.
Because no two slabs are alike, no two finished pieces can be. When we say a table is recreated from its design and never identical, that is a description of the material, not a marketing line.
The resin does not hide the wood. It behaves like water: flowing through it, holding its depth, preserving the raw character permanently.
The craft
Most of the month is waiting
You can accelerate almost every stage of furniture making. You cannot accelerate chemistry. Wood must reach stable moisture content before it meets resin, and resin must bind chemically into the grain before a surface can be worked.
Skip either and the result shows it – usually months later, under evening light, at exactly the angle you sit at most often.
A bespoke table is the quiet center of the room. It does not adapt to the atmosphere – it creates it.
The craft
From raw timber to finished surface
Selection and drying
Slabs are chosen for grain, live-edge shape and the position of natural cracks, then dried until moisture content is stable. Wood poured too early keeps shrinking inside rigid resin.
The pour
Resin is poured in temperature-controlled layers. Too thick and it clouds from its own heat; too thin and you add days for nothing. Stones and preserved moss are placed by hand between layers – a point of no return.
Curing
The piece rests while the resin binds chemically into the grain, forming one monolithic body. Working the surface now would deform it invisibly, for years.
Finishing
Levelled, sanded through progressively finer grits, polished until the surface returns light instead of absorbing it. The powder-coated steel base is then fitted to its finished weight.
Materials
What goes into a piece
Premium solid wood
Sustainably harvested, chosen slab by slab for striking natural character rather than uniformity.
Crystal-clear epoxy
High-quality UV-stabilised resin, poured in layers so it cures transparent rather than clouding.
Stone and preserved moss
Natural white river stone and preserved moss, positioned by hand and suspended permanently.
Powder-coated steel
Visually light bases, fitted to the finished weight and balance of each individual piece.
The range
What we make
Dining and coffee tables built around a channel of clear resin, illuminated pieces with LED integrated during the pour, bar counters for hospitality interiors, desks and seamless bathroom vanities – and fully bespoke work built to your dimensions.
- River tables – the form we are known for
- Illuminated tables – light poured in, not attached on
- Bar counters and surfaces
- Desks and bathroom vanities
- Fully bespoke projects
Based in Bulgaria. Shipping across Europe in 5-10 business days after dispatch. Email ruboutique6@gmail.com or find us on Instagram.
Begin
Start with the space, not the product
Send your room dimensions and the feeling you want. We will propose the wood, stone and resin that get you there.