#wood work
Ancestral tree in Aburi gardens (Ghana)
Pongo Coatrack
We feel strongly that great designs appear to be effortless. Objects of desire that function, while maintaining a state of comfort. Our design methodology translates proven and established classics into contemporary methods of making. This translation serves to invent a new identity for a familiar strategy.
For this project, we tackled the twisted-stick coat rack as a typology. Our first inclination was to melt and weld these sticks together. Though impractical, it would have been possible to purchase a tree and carve this object out as a solid. Instead we looked to five-axis milling as an operation to ensure three individual sticks could be carved efficiently, shipped efficiently, and still align precisely with mechanical fasteners. Clever spiraling fastener placement allows the single component to attach to itself, instead of requiring variation between the sticks. In doing so, we were faced with the challenge of producing the moment in the design we are most fond of—the belly buttons. These internalized nubs rhetorically call for the bolts. The three sticks wrap around each other in such a way that the bolts align with the neighboring parts, making the assembly a simple task that requires no instruction manual.
size: 21" X 21" X 64"
material: Baltic Birch Plywood or Solid Ash
sustainability: in addition to sourcing our plywood from managed forests, we source our solid woods locally.
fabrication: 5-axis cnc milling
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Magnus Celestii is a natural wooden desk that spirals up to the ceiling. Designed by Joseph Walsh Studio in Ireland, the sculpture and workspace uplifts the user’s spirits and inspires new heights of creativity. Specially made for the Artist House in Roche Court, the piece was crafted from olive ash and finished with white oil. The impressive design draws from forms and functions seen in Walsh’s earlier work.
-Layers of Ash wood
“Sculptural desk reaches for the sky”
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The starting point for the design was my fascination with lathed wooden balls and how the same shape in different sizes relates to each other.
Imagine the base and the shade as parts of wooden spheres; the part that is cut off from the shade is used as base only with a bigger diameter.
The name Oo comes from these two spheres, a small and a big circle.
Oo is a desk lamp made of solid wood mounted with a custom switch and a high power 5 watt LED.
The arm moves freely through the stem, which makes it possible to adjust the shade in height and angle.
http://www.sverreuhnger.com/Oo
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“The shape and style of the boards is usually dictated my the piece of wood, highlighting its best features.Everything is hand shaped, and is all fallen, salvaged or off cut timber!…..”
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Less a “how to” and more a “how I fumbled my way through it” I decided to make another lightbox to display my original TMNT Arcade marquee.
This is the artwork that adorned the top of our cabinets here in Australia back in the early 1990’s. Although I used to build poker tables for fun, I’m not a pro at this, I just like to make stuff with what little tools I have.
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Audrey Hepburn wooden block from T-Lighted
Pig woodcarving! First woodcarving ever
One of the most beautiful sets of photos taken in our studio! Photography by Paul Marc Mitchell. Check out his work on @paulmarcmitchell. His website is paulmarcmitchell.photography
Photos originally commissioned for the book The Trades of London – a coffee table photography book commissioned by Citibank.
Paul’s work has graced the covers of magazines, books and record sleeves. In both photography and graphic design, Paul has worked with some of the world’s most creative and talented clients, from the Royal Opera House to the British Film Institute and from Lord Alan Sugar to Sir Paul McCartney… and now lucky us!
Bellerby & Co Globemakers
www.bellerbyandco.com|[email protected]
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Globe is an 50cm diameter Britannia - in Mint Green. Base handcrafted in Mahogany by the brilliant Grant pictured here.
Bellerby & Co Globemakers, London
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