by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 5, 2016
Triangle Bowl...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 5, 2016
Rainbow Bench This bench started as a tree in a residential part of Greenpoint, in Brooklyn: I recovered some of it when the owner cut the tree, then I sawed it into slabs and put it up to dry for two years. The gently tapered and splayed legs (turned by hand from ash...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 5, 2016
Parsnip Stool Made to reach high shelves in my apartment, the first of these stools was this blue one. Since then, I have made four or five more, each with slightly different legs. They’re turned (made) by hand and based on a vegetable, so I allowed some...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 8, 2016
Triangle Bowl #7: John Y's Bowl Of the bowls in the Triangle Bowls series, this one shows the sharpest, most graphic delineation along the...
by LongGrainFurniture | Aug 5, 2016
Catenary Chair I try to limit design elements to avoid visual complication. In this experimental chair, I focused on the catenary as the central unifying idea. A catenary is the curve produced by hanging a chain from two points; it is not an arc or a parabola, but its...
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 5, 2016
Shoe storage cabinet My wife at the time had more shoes than storage in our small apartment. I took the opportunity to experiment with some forms and finish treatments in her favorite...
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
Chinese Wedding Chest Several years ago, when my cousin lived in Shanghai, she brought me a book of measured drawings of traditional Chinese furniture designs. This armoire was inspired by others in that book, as well as fine examples at the Metropolitan Museum and...
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...
