WHOLE FOODS MARKET

SHERMAN OAKS, 2020

PROJECT
Whole Foods Market has helped usher in a new standard of food quality over the last 30 years.  Angel City Lumber shares similar values in celebrating local products and emphasizing transparency when it comes to sourcing and supply chain.  Needless to say we were beyond excited when approached by our good friends at RAD Furniture to collaborate on providing these gorgeous table tops for the new Whole Foods in Sherman Oaks. 

Initial design discussions inquired of a local white oak and boy, did we have the perfect tree! Back in 2016, we salvaged a massive Valley Oak from Santa Clarita and had been waiting for the perfect application. If you’re driving down Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, stop by the Whole Foods bar area, gather around the 3 tables and make a toast to the majestic Valley Oak of Santa Clarita.

PROJECT SERVICES
Design Development
Fabrication
Installation
Chain of Custody
Custom Milling
Urban Lumber Consultancy

PRODUCTS
Three 10 ft long x 40” wide x 42” tall communal tables

SPECIES & SOURCE
Valley Oak from Santa Clarita

PROJECT TEAM
Whole Foods Market, project owner
RAD Furniture, furniture fabricator
Nandemo, interiors

VALLEY OAK
Quercus lobata, commonly called the valley oak or roble, grows into the largest of North American oaks. It is endemic to California, growing in interior valleys and foothills from Shasta County to San Diego County. Mature specimens may attain an age of up to 600 years. It is California’s version of white oak, different from its cousin, Coast Live Oak which is in the red oak family. The acorns are sweet and edible; Native Americans including the Southern Paiute people roasted them and ground the edible portion into meal to make into bread and mush. The wood is occasionally used for wine barrels. Historically, it was primarily used as firewood and as a source of commercial charcoal.  Valley oak wood was also utilized in the construction of the steamboats that once ran the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and as keel blocks during World War II.