kaya COFFEE TABLE
ÜMİT ÇAĞLAR, 2026

Kaya is a set of two coffee tables conceived as a quiet place, for objects, for rituals, for the unhurried time between things.

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There is a philosophy embedded in the Japanese tea ceremony, Sadō, that has less to do with tea than with attention. The way an object is placed. The quality of a surface. The pause before speaking. Kaya was conceived within that spirit: a set of tables that do not ask to be noticed, but reward those who do.

The name carries its meaning with understated precision. In Japanese, kaya speaks of a restful place, of home, and also of a type of natural wood, one of the most elemental of materials. Both definitions are present in the object. It is at once a surface and a shelter, a practical piece and a considered one.

The construction is guided by traditional cabinetmaking. Structural joinery defines the whole, visible connections that provide strength while honouring the natural grain of the wood (oak or walnut). The design acknowledges what lies between shapes, between lines, as much as the shapes and lines themselves.

The combination of wood and marble, brought together with a refined brass detail, speaks a quiet material language. Each element earns its place: the warmth of wood, the cool weight of marble, the precise glint of brass, materials that age differently and well, developing character through use and time.

Used alone or combined, the two tables adapt to different spatial rhythms and interior sensibilities, available in two sizes (round and oval), always maintaining the same fidelity to proportion and material integrity. Whether at the centre of a living room or drawn to the side of a seat, they settle naturally, as though they had always been there.

In every detail, Kaya is a meditation on what a surface can hold objects and intention.

DESIGNER: ÜMİT ÇAĞLAR

Ümit Caglar is an interior architect and designer specialised in interior architecture, furniture design, yacht design and media & digital arts. Thanks to his multidisciplinary training he likes to space across design fields and artistic approaches.

He holds a BDes and a MSc from Izmir University of Economics, and MA from Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule. He was raised by a carpenter family, and he is now following their footsteps. Thanks to the creative atmosphere he grew up in, he worked towards defining his own design language. Ümit’s approach seeks to combine organic lines with natural shapes and materials. He is especially fascinated by merging traditional craftsmanship with new technologies to achieve an innovative design.

Ümit has taken part in several education initiatives, has led design workshops and given speeches about his practice. His studio focuses on furniture design and interior architecture. The studio is engaged in many kinds of product design, from furniture and lighting to tableware.

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