Furniture

Furniture Work

This set of furniture was made from reclaimed maple that had fallen down and sat out in the elements, some of it for years before it was milled. I then flattened and fully dried the boards before beginning on the process of designing and constructing each piece.

Desk and Office Chair

With the goal of creating a matching desk and chair I took inspiration from the Katakana chair created by Sean Dare. Using maple in place of walnut I changed the support structure, designed an additional cross-piece for each side, and tweaked the angles for the seat and back support in an effort to achieve an upright but comfortable desk - chair.

(see process folder for iteration of seat layout.)

PARTNERING DESK DESIGN

The desk was made with a spalted maple top and madrona bottom. This meant it was possible to make a large, sturdy desk without too much bulky support material.

matching bedside tables

With the bedside tables I used more of the maple that had begun the spalting process. This meant that wood was less structurally sound. This resulted in a possibly over-reinforced shape in conjunction with cherry splines at the corner joints to strengthen the piece. The striking figure of some of the wood led me to “wrap” the wood around many of the corners so the wood grain is continuous even going through a 90 degree turn (see image below). I also built in a shelf 2/3 of the way up for storage and added small feet that the box sit on to lift it off the ground.

(see details below or in the process work folder at the top of the page)