by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 9, 2016
Silver and Goldilocks (side tables) When wood dries, it cracks. That’s just the way of things. It’s caused by shrinkage when it dries out, and it’s as predictable as the rising sun. That is, unless someone interferes, cuts the logs, treats them, and...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 9, 2016
White Parsons Tables A small SoHo design firm commissioned this pair of parsons tables. Flexibility was paramount, so the tables serve as desks, shared work surfaces, and a conference table when the whole group meets. We included a removable channel in the center for...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Benrubi Table The Bonni Benrubi Gallery, an Uptown New York City art gallery, appears at art fairs around the world. Renting furniture for each show was getting expensive, so they commissioned me to design and build a table they could bring with them. The table...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Andrés Table This dining table shows off the inherent beauty of a single slab of walnut, and pushes back on it with bold and chunky legs of cast brass. It’s a strong interpretation of the format. The design is by Andrés Gomez, and I was proud to execute...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Triangular Table #1 One of the principles that guides design of wooden objects is that solid wood moves. Its dimensions actually change as it absorbs and releases moisture through the seasons. And the force of this expansion/contraction is incredibly strong, so you...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 5, 2016
The 5-Degree Coffee Table I try to limit designs to just a few elements. In designing this piece, I had a natural texture from the wood, a bold color, and a square U-shaped structure joined by dovetails. It was an alright starting point, but it needed just a little...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 2, 2016
Studio db Reception Desk Visitors to a rising software and game development company in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood will step off the elevator and find this desk. Design by the architecture firm of Studio...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 4, 2016
Stitches and Sticks This table began with inspiration from the hand-stitching on a series of sewn sculptures. Figured walnut inlays “sew” together the two bookmatched slabs forming the top, while the casually arranged sticks of the base pull the crossing...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 3, 2016
After Eero (a coffee table) Using forms and curves inspired by the famous “Tulip Table” by Eero Saarinen, this coffee table brings natural wood textures, rich depth of color, and a few gentle marks of the human touch. It warms up the modernist design in a...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 3, 2016
Spalted Maple Console This slender table features a heavily spalted pair of bookmatched maple boards for its top, not unlike the texture of travertine marble. The delicately curved legs and shelf are solid cherry. The exposed dovetails holding the parts together are...
