WINDSWEPT TABLE

The table’s design came about because of my interests in bonsai and natural geometry; in particular, windswept trees which cling defiantly to inhospitable mountain sides and generate flat pads of greenery, resembling table tops.  The structure of this table is tapered and lighter away from the main stem whilst retaining its strength and balance. There is no metal in this table; every part is held together with dowels. No straight lines in this collage of wood either. I used old growth fir, panga panga, mahogany, jacaranda, cypress and pine to make pre-stressed, bent sections for the table top.

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PATCHWORK TABLE

Precious off cuts,  too meaningful to throw away, were the inspiration for this table. I embarked on this feast of joinery which consists of some beautiful scraps of wood and some bent wood, all held together with wooden dowels and hidden tongues;  the finished slab sitting on my trademark animal legs. The table is the perfect height for dining and working, is a lovely mixture of ‘imperfections’, sensual soft edges, inset colours and geometry and is a pleasure to sit around whilst we debate whether we should have chucked all these scraps in the fire after all.

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MUKWA TABLE

My first table set the tone for the types of shape that I like to use. Evolved out of the need for a functional and strong but decorative table, the legs were inspired by animal posture, angled outward as if the creature were about to leap forward.  I used slabs of silvery brown mukwa from Southern Africa.

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