Coffee Table

20/20

We designed this table to be extremely functional while maximizing the beauty that these two walnut boards pose, placing them in a non-typical book matched orientation. Combining real wood with Black Diamond Richlite panels, which are constructed from 100% recycled FSA certified paper, is our way of acknowledging how important trees are to our world and that all forms of their gift to us should be recognized and utilized to its fullest.

The carving on the supports and cross stretcher are an abstracted representation of the shape of trunks and branches as well as the various forms of bark. I used gold toned metal leaf that has been patinized to be multicolored to symbolize the importance of trees to the earth, but also to its human inhabitants. The combination of the wood, which is from a naturally downed tree that we had milled and dried and the Black Diamond Richlite used in the construction of the piece, follows LEED Gold Building Practices, Green Practices, and Best Practices.

Construction:

Highly figured solid walnut for the boards forming the top in an elongated book match arrangement. The two boards forming the top are joined with blind tenons. TheBlack Diamond Richlite panels forms the three vertical supports are both through tenon and tongue and groove joined to the top. The Black Diamond Richlite panel forming the cross stretcher is joined to the legs with 3 slotted/dado joints. The Black Diamond Richlite panels and cross brace are shaped and carved interpreting tree branches, trunks, and bark formations and are gilded with a patinized gold toned metal leaf. The table is coated with 7 layers of a traditional natural resin oil based varnish and polished.

Materials:

Locally naturally downed walnut (Juglans nigra) book-matched boards, RichliteBlack Diamond made from 100% recycled FSA grade paper, Imitation Gold Leaf, Oil Sizing, and traditional natural resin oil varnish.