Entries - Furniture

Splayed and curved ash legs supporting a sapele mahogany curved seat. Angled mortise and tenon joinery locked with black walnut wedges.  Finished with OSMO satin Polyx-Oil. Measures 660mm tall by 350mm long by 240mm wide

Swamp kauri bench seat. Made from kauri. The Inlays represent a family and the colourful leg represents the community it takes to raise a child.

Contrasting reclaimed jarrah and American white oak.  Jarrah railway sleepers and oak from jambs.  Finished in sprayed two pot clear to 30% gloss. Constructed with dowels only, all hand work. 45cm w x 32 cm d x 67.5cm h. 

Inspired by a piece of fiery grained wood with a bark included hole.  The top is macrocarpa and resin and base and plinth is totara.  Measuring 430mm high and 355mm across the table top.  Finish Osmo oil and buffed wax.

Expressing wood grain, through large dimensions (macrocarpa), using modern form (epoxy-resin). ergonomic design, the seat and back pivot via metal-inserts, rubber-bushing and full-grain leather, to give a tactile feel and flex while sitting.  Height 81.5cm, Width 73.5cm, Depth 77.5cm

Rimu top, stretcher and legs. Wenge feet and bowtie.  Finished in Danish oil.  485 h ,   400 w ,  200 d

A three legged stool depicting a Siamese Cat.  The stool and legs are turned on a lathe and the top is hand carved.  Furniture wax is applied to the finished piece.  Size is 25cm in diameter x 26cm in height.

This sliding bar door made from swamp kauri pieces with black and gold resin glued back together epoxy.  The 1m x 1980 door was then flattened and sanded to 240 grit and finished with Rubio Monocoat pure 2c.

A versatile, multi-functional side table measuring 800H x 500W x 450D, inspired by a seedling's growth. This design allows the tabletop to rest over your lap for easy laptop use. Crafted from native rewarewa and puriri timbers of Aotearoa.

Display stand.  A tensegrity structure that challenges our perceptions and assumptions.  Three identical segmented rings of macrocarpa and kwila, tensioned and supported by fishing braid. Acrylic top. Wood finished with Danish oil and polyurethane.  300 mm diam, 260 mm high.

Coffee table. A tensegrity structure that challenges our perceptions and assumptions.  Three identical segmented rings of macrocarpa and rimu, tensioned and supported by fishing braid. Acrylic top. Finished with Danish oil and polyurethane.  500 mm diam, 380 mm high.