Japanese Entry Hall Tower
This very quiet, but substantial piece is one of my favorites. I designed it to answer to the question of where to store all the winter essentials -- gloves, scarves, umbrellas and mittens that never seem to have a single point for storage in an entry hall. The look falls somewhere between Japanese and Scandinavian, but you really have to touch it to appreciate it. The carcass is made from Red Oak, burned and scraped using the Japanese technique of Shou Shugi Ban. (This technique is normally used in Cedar in outdoor applications, where it is renowned for its resistance to weather and insects. With American Red Oak -- as used here -- the result is an incredibly tactile material that is jet black, strong, but somehow smooth and soft.)
Red Oak, Maple, Ash and Poplar.
This very quiet, but substantial piece is one of my favorites. I designed it to answer to the question of where to store all the winter essentials -- gloves, scarves, umbrellas and mittens that never seem to have a single point for storage in an entry hall. The look falls somewhere between Japanese and Scandinavian, but you really have to touch it to appreciate it. The carcass is made from Red Oak, burned and scraped using the Japanese technique of Shou Shugi Ban. (This technique is normally used in Cedar in outdoor applications, where it is renowned for its resistance to weather and insects. With American Red Oak -- as used here -- the result is an incredibly tactile material that is jet black, strong, but somehow smooth and soft.)
Red Oak, Maple, Ash and Poplar.
This very quiet, but substantial piece is one of my favorites. I designed it to answer to the question of where to store all the winter essentials -- gloves, scarves, umbrellas and mittens that never seem to have a single point for storage in an entry hall. The look falls somewhere between Japanese and Scandinavian, but you really have to touch it to appreciate it. The carcass is made from Red Oak, burned and scraped using the Japanese technique of Shou Shugi Ban. (This technique is normally used in Cedar in outdoor applications, where it is renowned for its resistance to weather and insects. With American Red Oak -- as used here -- the result is an incredibly tactile material that is jet black, strong, but somehow smooth and soft.)
Red Oak, Maple, Ash and Poplar.
