
A table designed and assembled with a constructivist nature and aesthetic. Hand-chiseled Japanese joinery use wedges to eliminate the need for glue and fasteners. The table's frame serves as a primary form supporting the surface, rather than being visually subdued. The form language draws parallels between the human relationship with a table and the form-creation process of the potter's kick wheel, which served as aesthetic inspiration.
7 weeks (Fall 2023)
Cherry
SolidWorks 3D modeling, woodworking/fabrication
Initial joinery research of mechanical, wedge-based mortise & tenon connections.
Aesthetic inspiration: the Western-style potter's kick wheel. Frame supporting fly wheel and wheel head. Juxtaposed visual (and literal) weight with effortlessly primitive interaction affording form creation.
Joinery refinement and test: three-way wedged-tenon.
Dimensions finalized in Solidworks 3D CAD model.
Table top fabrication:
Frame fabrication: