Materials: Walnut, Steel, Wenge
Designer:
Semi Interesting Furniture
Claro walnut slab (plank) with half-inch cold rolled steel legs. Simple design inspired the title, from a poem by Emily Dickinson. The slab split and the break is stitched with wenge inlay.
Materials: Maple, Cherry
Designer:
Semi Interesting Furniture
Maple top with cherry border: cherry tapered legs, maple rails, and mixed inlays. These Eastern hardwoods were favorites of the Shakers. I lived for a while next to the Shaker Village in Canterbury, N.H.
Materials: Black Walnut, Sapele
Designer:
Semi Interesting Furniture
Black walnut with reed-like sapele inlay. With a sapele ellipsis at the front edge, an interpretation of Noguchi’s iconic table.
Materials: Maple, Walnut
Designer:
Semi Interesting Furniture
Spare mid-century TV pedestal. Figured maple box top with walnut leg assembly. Title refers to W.H. Auden’s poem- “And on the pedestal these words appear. My name is Ozymandias, king of kings.”
Materials: Anigre, Walnut
Designer:
Semi Interesting Furniture
Figured anigre veneer table top with walnut carriage, inspired by George Nakashima’s Frenchman’s Cove pieces.
Materials: Walnut, Maple, Steel
Designer:
Semi Interesting Furniture
Interpretation of an Ethan Allen ‘martini’ table. Figured walnut with a maple wedge, stainless steel stand. Title borrowed from James Bond memorable movie line.
Materials: Mahogany, Maple
Designer:
Semi Interesting Furniture
Honduran mahogany top with beveled edge and curly maple legs and rails. A semi interesting blend of language and materials.
