Burnt Ash/Elm Burr
Elm burr table top with black burnt Ash cruiciform pedestal - grounding the natural spontanetity of wild timber with the solidity and clarity of modernism.
‘Drift’ Coffee table
Occasional Table - Lacewood & oxidised Lacewood frame with hand gouged & oxidised London Plane tabletop.
The top of this table is initially oxidised with an iron and vinegar solution, which colours the London Plane timber a dark grey colour. The surface is then hand carved with a gouge chisel, which takes most of a day and is undertaken in one session, producing a spontaneous and unique pattern. The process reveals the original grain figure of the timber, which contrasts beautifully with the oxidised colouration. The frame and legs are made with half-joints and strengthened with dowels. The choice of a simple construction highlights the contrast between the grey ebonisation of the rails and the wilder natural lacewood on the legs.
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Console Table in Carved London Plane & Brass details
This London plane table top has been gouge carved by hand after oxidising with a steel and vinegar solution. The gouge marks reveal the feathered Lacewood beneath the blackened surface for a double textured effect, one visual and another a tactile physical texture.
The oxidised London Plane leg frame is pulled together with a single brass rail, contrasting beautifully with luxurious tone of the wood. The carved top is suspended above the leg frame with a series of brass pins, giving the piece a light floating air, belying its stability.
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Vanity table or Dressing table
This is a modern piece with clean lines and angular edges in which the wild carving could be contained. The challenge with the piece was trying to incorporate many of the experiments of the London Plane Project in a harmonious way. The table is also an opportunity for the Lacewood cut of the tree to be celebrated in all its natural opulence.
The table top is made from pale lacewood boards, the edges shaped by hand with a block plane and spoke shave, creating a series of falling curves and facets which soften the rectangle of the top. The legs and tabletop edges have cupped facets, hand cut with a spoke shave which reveals the variety of lacewood figure from mild feathering to wild tiger stripes.
The drawer front is ebonised and gouged with a gouge chisel as per my previous two experiments and this wild dark rectangle is contained within the pale natural tones of the lacewood drawer box.
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Narrow Dining Table ‘Foal’
This refectory table in walnut has a long bevelled edged top supported by delicate profiled legs. Originally designed with a clients small living room in mind, the style of the table is inspired by the gait of running horses and the pedestrian Motorway bridges.
This table measures 150 Long x 90 cm wide x 75 High (cm)
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Glass topped table
The glass top is made from toughened clear glass 10mm thick with a 20mm beveled edge and the black walnut pedestal is constructed with four curved interlocking components.
Also available in maple or cherry wood.
These tables measures approximately 120 x 90 x 80 cm