A Pool Table that Complements Mountain Modern Design

Photo: Jennifer Boomer

TABLE TALK From its origin as a croquet-like, 15th-century European lawn game, billiards—from the French word for ball—soon moved indoors, its green cloth simulating left-behind grass. Many centuries later, American pool (after “betting pools”) found a starstruck—and enduring—1960s revival in the wake of Paul Newman’s “The Hustler.” But typical tables can look stodgy in Mountain Modern interiors.

Cue 11 Ravens: The bespoke sports-table maker’s aerodynamically sleek offerings have found fans from Sean Combs to Nobu. Now, the company is turning tradition inside-out, reclaiming pool’s plein air roots with new outdoor tables that play to pine-scented breezes. Our choice for summer game-changer, the handmade-in-L.A. Vitro is available in multiple sizes and weather-resistant finishes—and with a transforming table-tennis topper that doubles as dining table. Vitro, $28,680 as shown in brushed aluminum with Sunbrella Marine Blue cloth; 11ravens.com.