The Kitchen Table

For this piece, I wanted to play with a mixture of strong crisp angles, gradual curves on the base with a distinctly separately top.  I also wanted to use a simple strong contrasting color palette.  I chose to use black and reds / browns for my palette.  I liked the idea of using the reddish browns on top to lighten the table as it grew upwards.  Maybe a cherry tree in blossom at night with a dark silhouetted trunk and the red flower blossoms for which they are so famous.

Given these ideas, I chose cherry lumber because it met the color choices I made, but it also is sourced domestically which makes it a good sustainably sourced choice.  The base is maple lumber (another domestic sustainable lumber) that was ebonized to be black while keeping ‘woody’ characteristics.

Shape wise, the legs slim down from the top to the bottom and tie into a strong apron.  I like that the legs seem to go beyond their limits width wise creating a cool cross over effect.  The top and base have been separated not only by colors, but the top was lifted from the base and the top was chamfered to make it look thinner than it is.  This geometry combined with the colors creates a fun, light table design.