Coffee Table

“Bridge Table”

The design of The Bridge Table was inspired when I viewed the George Washington Bridge in New York City, from the upper floors of the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in upper Manhattan as my youngest daughter was recovering from a serious life threatening illness. This table is in honor of my daughter’s life and is hers.

Meaning or Importance of Material: Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust and is obtained primarily from bauxite. Aluminum is said to reflect incoming energies and has protective properties. Cocobola a member of the Dalbergia/rosewood family which has been revered for its figured, grain, and color by furniture makers for 100’s of years. The use of solid wood of “old stock” means that we are not promoting the harvesting of live trees and that wood of this size and species is no longer commercially available.

Construction:

This is a coffee style table constructed from Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa) and CNC machined 6061 brushed aluminum.

Materials:

2” thick “old stock” Cocobolo which was re-sawed and book matched with a blind spline joint. The top and sides are joined by our trademark hand cut dovetail pattern. The solid block 6061 Aircraft grade aluminum was machined with a CNC for the stretcher cross brace that is through tenoned and wedged to the sides.