Critical:
  • CRITICAL: DESIGNS
    • 950 - 1320
    • ASBO
    • Branching Out
    • Office Job
    • Rabbet
    • The L-Shape
  • CRITICAL: SHOP
  • CRITICAL: SPACES
    • Commercial Projects
    • Holy Crab
    • The Electra Project
    • Underway
  • Critical: ?
  • CRITICAL: SKILLS
  • Critical: Objects
    • Spoons
    • Bud Vase Collection
    • B:3
    • Moustache On A Stick

Branching Out

​This table was a step into unknown territory for me. Inspired by the formica and chrome dining sets of the 1960s and the natural structure of tree branches, I played around with the idea of each leg branching out to create a strong yet airy support. Steam bending and laminations were both something I had no experience with when I came up with the design for the legs on this table. The use of Yellow Cedar for the steam bent laminations of the legs is a nod towards the bentwood boxes made by the First Nations people of British Columbia. I used reclaimed old growth Western Red Cedar for the top which was grown, logged and had previously been part of a roof on Vancouver's North Shore. The result is a unique piece that brings together many furniture making traditions of Canada's West Coast.
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  • CRITICAL: DESIGNS
    • 950 - 1320
    • ASBO
    • Branching Out
    • Office Job
    • Rabbet
    • The L-Shape
  • CRITICAL: SHOP
  • CRITICAL: SPACES
    • Commercial Projects
    • Holy Crab
    • The Electra Project
    • Underway
  • Critical: ?
  • CRITICAL: SKILLS
  • Critical: Objects
    • Spoons
    • Bud Vase Collection
    • B:3
    • Moustache On A Stick