My awareness of steam-bent and laminated wood began with a wooden tennis racquet, which I still think is a beautiful artifact. Long fascination with wooden boat construction exposed me to bent and laminated ribs that provide precise shape and great strength-to-weight ratio. In my formative years I admired the chairs of Alvar Aalto and Sam Maloof, which incorporated bent lamination. My idea was to use this process of steam bending and laminating to build in three dimensions and to make an entire structure of one continuous line. I built a steam box and construction jigs for the first bent and laminated walnut Starr Table in 2009. Since then, as my techniques have improved, I have experimented with several wood species and continue to build new shapes. Each piece is light, strong, open, and contributes dynamic curves to any space.
Penrose iron-stained walnut, elliptical glass top 48"L x 24"w x 17"h
Foiver walnut, circular glass top 42" diameter x 17" high
Penrose iron-stained oak, elliptical glass top 60"L x 30"w x 18"h
XO Table iron-stained oak, square glass top 28"L x 28"w x 18"h
3 Coil Table walnut, glass top
35"L x 16"w x 32"h
Foiver animal finish (carved iron-stained oak), circular glass top
36" diameter x 17" high
5 Coil Table iron-stained oak, glass top 66"L x 16"w x 40"h
Penrose bleached maple, elliptical glass top 48"L x 24"w x 17"h
Starr Table walnut, circular glass top
42" diameter x 17" high
Stretch XO iron-stained oak, rectangular glass top 42"L x 24"w x 17"h
Stretch XO iron-stained oak, elliptical glass top 48"L x 27"w x 17"h
Trefoil walnut, circular glass top 32" diameter x 17" high
