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for reuse from our local environmentOriginal designs recycled from natural solid wood
Blue
gum saved
for reuse from our local environment
Sculpted dining tables Original designs relieved from natural solid wood
Their raw beauty, colours, size and durability have inspired me to sculpt from them design furniture that has to be individually imagined for each of these majestic medium. I physically and mentally roll them around trying to discover how to best express their natural features. Flashes of new designs are sketched so when saved wood is inspected, these sketches can recall inspiration that had previously jogged my mojo. The first cut is an exciting commitment that binds all following processes, so the initial study must be comprehensive to envisage the final result. Choosing 1/2" thick toughened glass tops allows the solid wood sculpted base to be appreciated.
Sculptured Australian Hardwood Tallowwood Dining Table 70 $5400
Bespoke
Oz
Design1800x1100 oval, 730high 85kg
Peoples Choice Award at "Sculpture in the Gaol" September 2011
Camphor Laurel Dining Table $7000
Oz
freedom furniture design
Oz
freedom furniture design
As you can imagine, the grain in large tree forks present fiddle back, compression timber, knotty, birds eye, wavy wood. After years the grain striation becomes more appealing as the surface area of these dining tables is harmonious in its expressing the natural subtle forces still present inside the wood. I desire the natural phenomenon of the slight sculptural relief. Camphor Laurel dining tables are outstanding.
As fresh ideas are born to explore the possibilities to reuse these organic treasures I continually customise tools to probe my excitement of personal boundaries,.
Camphor Laurel "Jigsaw" Dining Table is one such example.
This special table is made up of slabs of Camphor Laurel that have been cut and shaped like a real Jigsaw puzzle.
The base and top can be partly or fully separated for easy doorway or elevator access.
