Tree Table Dining Set - Nature Version and Modern Version

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This dining table features incorporated lighting with dimmer controls. The trunk and all of the branch segments are hollow - making them a possible candidate (in the Nature Version) for a 3D Printing (AM) project, at least in a scaled down model.
The chair with its description and additional images can be found here on GrabCAD under "Tree Chair".

I have conceived the set in two variations:
Nature - "simulwood bark" tree structure and light brackets, mahogany table top and skirt with teak inlays, black anodized screws and bolts (where visible), and brass light fixtures with green swirl glass.
Modern - chrome tree structure and light brackets including light fixtures, chrome screws and bolts (where visible), black lacquered wood table top and skirt with Tahiti shell inlays, and smoke swirl glass.
The STEP model presented here represents the Nature version (material thicknesses, mounting systems, etc.)

The lights are LEDs - 12 branch lights pointing down on the table and 1 upward pointing ceiling light (under the topmost crystal "bud" diffuser).
All electrical wiring, junctions and the transformer are hidden internally. The main electrical plug comes downward through the center opening created be the roots and requires a floor outlet. There is a "rabbit hole" between the bases of two of the roots creating a hand access to unplug (for ex. in case of a thunderstorm) and re-plug the system without having to move the table. Note: the rabbit in the renderings is the Stanford bunny courtesy of Marcus and can be found here on GrabCAD - Thanks Marcus!

There are 2 pairs of dimmer-on/off controls. Each pair has 1 control for the branch lights and 1 for the ceiling light. The pairs are mounted under the table on opposite sides - the location is indicated on the table skirt by the sides with a large "dot" in the center of the inlay stripes and the dimmers can be found by passing the hand under the skirt and to the right.

The table top and skirt are of conventional wood fabrication. The roots (base structure) are solid. The trunk and topmost branch-group are each single pieces. The light supporting branches, the table supporting branches and the roots are made of groups of 6 segments each: 6 identical upper light branches, 6 identical lower light branches, 6 table support branches (4 identical normal + 2 identical for electrical wiring for dimmer light controls), and 6 root pieces (4 identical normal + 2 special pieces that create a main plug access opening "rabbit hole").