Thursday, October 17, 2013

Have a seat!

Who doesn't like cool looking furniture?


As an artist, the weirder the better.
Another form of art I love is the art of furniture. I had the pleasure of taking a woodworking class in my sophomore year here at CCS, where I had a better understanding of the craft of furniture making. Our assignment was to design and make a table. It could be any type of table you want, so I chose to make a work desk. I made about 3 mini models, first hand drawn then made of pieces of scrap wood. My final piece was way more complicated than I planned. I had the bright idea of making the two back legs 3 inches taller than the front, which would make resting your arms and writing a little easier. Well, let me tell you, those angles kicked my booty.  But I was happy about the result.





It’s amazing during that semester how much of a relief that class was to me. I was able to step away from my computer for a few hours and work with my hand, get dirty and physically manipulate the details, I loved it. I also mixed and applied my own stain, sand, buffed and clear coated all the pieces. I also made a side shelf to be removable from between the right front and back leg (not shown, got a little too ambitious and couldn't finish it). If time permits I’d love to take more classes and create more cool stuff.

Here are a few images of super cool furniture pieces. 

Enjoy and Comment


Furniture By//  KO+KO Architects



Furniture By//  Natalia Romanova Design
(Chair made of a kitchen sink)



Furniture By//  Felix Guyon



Furniture By// Fajno



Furniture By//  Claudio Scotto 








4 comments:

  1. Your table is gorgeous! I love the stain colors you used, it really makes the top pop. I also really enjoy the "type" furniture you posted, I could definitely see those being in a graphic designer or type-lovers space...not sure how comfortable they would be though.

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  2. Thanks. I know, I wish I would have thought of something like that first. So cool!

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  3. Nice job! The angles would be super hard for me, too!

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  4. I also have a love for well designed furniture, all though I do not own any and haven't had a chance to make any either but I plan to in the future!

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