Natural elements and formations are a repeated theme in my work, amplified through a process of layering, balancing, and grinding away that brings out inherent dynamics of living forms.

The legs on my tables, for example, are usually bowed and represent animal postures — a readiness to attack or defend. The strength of this design pulls itself forward and locks the tension of the posture into the centre of the piece.  

Skeletal or bone structure is another recurring motif in both my tables and my lamps. I often stress sections of wood against one another to create strength, such as in the cross-bracing of structural beams, which are then pinned together with dowels.

My primary method of fixing and joining timber together is through the use of dowels and lamination  which, along with steam bending and the use of a variety of different woods,  become a decorative, geometric element of each piece. This often leads to the most satisfactory harmony for me — the fusion of natural elements and mechanically sound geometry.