diff --git a/lib/stacks/my-stack/database/items/create-items-dynamodb.ts b/lib/stacks/my-stack/database/items/create-items-dynamodb.ts
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+++ b/lib/stacks/my-stack/database/items/create-items-dynamodb.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { RemovalPolicy } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as dynamodb from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb';
+import { Construct } from 'constructs';
+
+export function createItemsDynamoDB(scope: Construct): dynamodb.Table {
+  const table = new dynamodb.Table(scope, 'turbogate-example-items', {
+    tableName: 'items',
+    partitionKey: {
+      name: "id",
+      type: dynamodb.AttributeType.STRING,
+    },
+    billingMode: dynamodb.BillingMode.PAY_PER_REQUEST,
+    removalPolicy: RemovalPolicy.DESTROY, 
+  });
+  return table;
+}
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diff --git a/lib/stacks/my-stack/database/items/item-record.ts b/lib/stacks/my-stack/database/items/item-record.ts
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+++ b/lib/stacks/my-stack/database/items/item-record.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import z from "zod";
+
+export const zItemRecord = z
+  .strictObject({
+    id: z.string().uuid().openapi({ description: 'The ID of the item. Generated by the backend upon creation.' }),
+    name: z.string().min(5).max(20).openapi({
+      description: 'The name of the item. Does not have to be unique and can be changed at any given time.',
+      example: 'Excellent Item',
+    }),
+    description: z.string().optional().openapi({
+      description: 'The description of the item. Can be changed at any given time.',
+      example: 'This item is of exceptional excellence.',
+    }),
+  })
+  .openapi('Item', { description: 'An item.' });
+
+export type ItemRecord = z.infer<typeof zItemRecord>;
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diff --git a/lib/stacks/my-stack/index.ts b/lib/stacks/my-stack/index.ts
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--- a/lib/stacks/my-stack/index.ts
+++ b/lib/stacks/my-stack/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
+import { createItemsDynamoDB } from './database/items/create-items-dynamodb';
 
 export class MyStack extends cdk.Stack {
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: cdk.StackProps) {
     super(scope, id, props);
+
+    const itemsTable = createItemsDynamoDB(this);
   }
 }