SYD – Fine Furniture/Design

Tag: wood

  • Milk Table

    The Milk Table came from my desire to create a smooth transition detail from a round leg to the table rails. It’s a simple detail, but adds a subtle touch to the piece. The shape of the transition detail is brought up to the top to create a fun detail I like to call furniture ears. There is a shelf at the bottom for unloading contents from the day.

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    Features – curved smooth joinery detail, furniture ears
    Options – Top and shelf could be marble, small drawers could be added

    Dimensions: 54″ wide x 16″ deep x 33″ high.
    Finish: White Oil
    Materials: Maple

    Please Inquire for Pricing, Lead Times, and Customization.

  • Hafu Tables

    Hafu Tables

    The Hafu tables came from a single question. How thin can you make a wood table without it breaking? The answer was…pretty thin if you include metal in there. The exterior of the table is all wood, and the inside of the table is all metal. The glass top allows visibility to the construction of the different materials. The name Hafu came about from the Japanese fascination with mixed race. There are strengths and weaknesses of all materials, and with this design, it’s combined to utilize the strengths of all.

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    Features – splined connection for the wood, welded metal for strength.
    Options – Metal could be left as blackened steel, Top could be stone, metal or even wood.

    Dimensions: 24″ wide x 24″ deep x 30″ high.
    Finish: Oil, Paint
    Materials: White Oak, Douglas Fir, Steel

    Please Inquire for Pricing, Lead Times, and Customization.

  • Sia Bench

    Sia Bench

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    The Sia Bench was inspired by a bench on Sia’s ‘Alive’ music video. I wanted a bench that had the seat rail extend past the legs to create an effect similar to the litter carriages in the days (the mode of transportation where humans carried the carriage with the passenger). The bench legs mimic arms holding the seat rails up above their shoulders. The danish cord seat helps to create a tactile effect.

     

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    Features – Danish cord seat, Sculptural form
    Options – The seat could have other materials such as leather or shaker tape

    Dimensions: 48″ wide x 14″ deep x 18″ high.
    Finish: White Oil
    Materials: Maple, Danish Paper Cord

    Please Inquire for Pricing, Lead Times, and Customization.

  • Carter Table

    Carter Table

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    Tim Cuppett Architects approached me with creating this table for a hill-country retreat they were creating for their client. The design process came about as a collaboration with them.

    They needed a kitchen table for everyday use that’s separate from the big dining room table. This would be the table they would use the most often for daily use- casual eating, conversations, homework, coffee drinking, etc. In other words, it had to be made to withstand the daily toil, but still be elegant. Space was limited, so the round table was a natural choice.

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    The design was driven from the chair backs of the client’s family heirloom dining chairs. The chair had a queen anne style back, so we took that form and transformed it into the pedestal base. Because we didn’t want to see wood lamination joint lines as we cut the extreme curves, we glued up the base in a coopering technique. The ash wood was selected to get the straightest grain possible to keep the lines flowing smoothly.

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    The top is actually a thick top, but we cut a large bevel around the perimeter to create a knife edge to keep the top visually light. It also allows for more view of the pedestal base. There is a metal framework inlayed into the underside of the top to keep everything flat and allows for a strong connection to the base.

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    For a narrow pedestal base like this, the footing is always an issue. Most traditional pedestal bases have a large wooden structure (usually in a claw foot detail) that would have destroyed the whole look, so we went for a much cleaner and more modern look by adding a steel plate as the feet. Creating a thin profile for the bottom really highlights the shape of the pedestal without sacrificing structural integrity or making a tipsy table.

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    The table was finished in white oil that kept the wood looking as natural as possible.

  • Fuller Desk – Rosewood

    Fuller Desk – Rosewood

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    This client was referred to me from another client of mine that I had made a game table for. They are long time friends who enjoys playing board games with each other so I was happy to hear that my preferred method of marketing ‘word of mouth’ is still working.

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    This client wanted a nice desk for his home office that he could either use as a computer desk or to have a meeting at. He wanted something elegant that looks beautiful in the center of a room. His office is on the small side, so we needed to get the size just right. Too big and it would feel claustrophobic in the room. Too small, and it would look like a child’s desk and wouldn’t be too functional. To make sure we get this right, I made a plywood template to place in the room to make sure it was just right before we finalized the designs.

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    Because the desk is in the center of the room, I wanted my client to be able to freely walk around the desk and not risk kicking the legs of the desk as he walked by. For that reason, I brought the legs in from the corner and tied everything together with low rails. The rails taper up so its wider towards the center. The legs are just straight round since any turned detail would take away from the design instead of adding value. 

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    For the wood, we chose rosewood. Rosewood is a gorgeous wood that has a lot of depth and ages beautifully. The desk top is veneered (because its not a good idea to make a design like this in solid wood due to expansion and contraction) with the grain following from the top down to the sides. The front of the desk flows straight through the drawer front to create one cohesive look. The drawer knob is just a simple design made of bronze. 

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    There is a removable platform to elevate the computer monitor as well as a way to hide wiring. There is one leg that is hollow so a power cord could be snaked up to fuel a small electrical outlet so it’s easy to plug things in and out.

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  • HEX game table

    HEX game table

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    My Client approached me wanting to create a game table for his family using his family Walnut that had been passed down the generation from his grandfather to his father and then down to him. My client would move the lumber everywhere he went until he could find out what exactly to build with it. 

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    Being an avid gamer, he and his family enjoys getting together to play role playing games where the games could go on for hours and possibly days. He wanted to be able to pause the game with all the pieces intact and in the meantime be able to keep everything from getting moved accidentally until the game would continue. After some research, we came to the split level design where the playing area is sunken in and there is a solid wood table top insert that can go on top to cover up the playing area. We also decided on having the game table hexagon shaped to better fit the room and so everyone is close together. 

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    The playing area is covered with gaming felt so it accommodates several types of games. There is also a plexi-glass insert so game maps can be inserted underneath without damaging it.

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    Since the table is six sided, we decided on a three-legged pedestal table base with a padauk inlay going down the center of each of the legs.

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    The client’s walnut had been air-dried so the walnut hadn’t lost it’s vibrant color as commercial steam dried walnut tends to do. Knowing that the lumber itself has a story makes it that much more of a pleasure to work with. I know this piece of furniture will be handed down the generations just like the lumber was.

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