Interesting pieces of furniture - 11

[Anonymous]

Finally, the eleventh piece of furniture in the series.

A table and chair by the Meier Brothers. Black walnut frame
Top fiddleback walnut Trim, inlays, and accents fiddleback maple

Dimensions: L 72"X W 32" X H 30"

More info here


All are welcome to comment on the pieces and please pm me with links to any photos that you would like featured here and a few lines explaining why


I will copy all items of furniture I post here into a single sticky thread in the Design Forum, thus creating a pictorial 'list' of interesting furniture here

 

[Anonymous]

I don't like to comment on these pieces as i post them but I love this one. Never saw it before the link arrived in my pm 'inbox' but this piece has really inspired me.

Particularly like the dowels in the tenons - a touch in often use as an accent and used to great effect here

 

[Slim]

Oooooo, I really like this. The only thing I would say is that I don't think the table and chair go together. The table has a very straight vertical and horizontal shape, whereas the chair almost looks like it has given way under the weight of a very heavy person.

Very nice pieces on their own, but in my eyes they don't match.

 

[Anonymous]

Well I got told off for being negative, but I blame the furniture and this is another example; a bit weird and vaguely unpleasant.
Why is this? I think a major clue is in this link https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... hp?t=15166
It seems lots of people are influenced by stuff on film sets. But film set design, like film music, is usually er lets say a bit dodgy. Not a suitable source for creative inspiration.
Much of the furniture on this thread has a Hollywood/Starwars/James Bond/Tolkein/ sort of look.
Can't we have some real furniture from the real world?

cheers
Jacob

 

[sawdust maker]

Like the table, nice clean lines. The curves on the inside edges of the drawers gives it that little lift. also like the the top with no over hang. The chair is another thing, don't like it. I agree with Simon, doesn't go with the table. Like the wood in both though.

Paul

 

[Slim]

Can't we have some real furniture from the real world?

What? Like an Ikea flat pack?

 

[Corset]

I have to say i really like this one. I love the sap wood on the desk top. I quite like the splayed chair its a little bit whimsical. I am also quite keen on the detailing on the legs. I guess something like this is a little bit aspirable too but something like a makepeace feels like a lifetime off.
Owen

 

[Anonymous]

Can't we have some real furniture from the real world?

cheers
Jacob

I post what people send to me

 

[wrightclan]

I quite like the desk, but not the chair. The deskis one of those rarish pieces that could sit comfortably in either a contemporary or traditional setting.

Brad

 

[woodbloke]

Table is quite good tho' there is some confusion with the detailing - different coloured dowels for example. Chair looks very odd, 'specially front legs...very strange :? - Rob

 

[Buckeye]

The desk looks very nice and usable, although personally I wouldn't go for the sapwood in the top.

Agree the chair looks a bit odd with the desk

 

[Adam]

a bit weird and vaguely unpleasant.

I agree. Its got a creepy look to it, and the splay on the chairs legs looks particularly unattractive. I don't like it at all.

Can't we have some real furniture from the real world? cheers Jacob

Jacob, the items are submitted by members, Tony doesn't vet them. Why don't you submit some suggestions?

Adam

 

[Anonymous]

a bit weird and vaguely unpleasant.

I agree. Its got a creepy look to it, and the splay on the chairs legs looks particularly unattractive. I don't like it at all.

Can't we have some real furniture from the real world? cheers Jacob

Jacob, the items are submitted by members, Tony doesn't vet them. Why don't you submit some suggestions?

Adam

Yeah I know. Just a rhetorical question really. Have submitted one little item - I'll think of some more.

cheers
Jacob

 

[Paul Chapman]

Overall I like these pieces. I would have preferred the front legs of the chair to have been less splayed but, apart from that, they are very nice. And I really like those dowels.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[kafkaian]

Well the chair is there for pictorial balance by the looks of it? So no comment.

I think the drawers have elegant yet robust lines to them betraying a futuristic portal as seen through Edwardian eyes.

I like the apparent finish and the overall simplicty although the top disturbs me a little, and would distract and interfere visually whilst in use.

 

[woodbloke]

Paul Chapman wrote:

And I really like those dowels.

Paul - the dowels do look good, I agree, but the maker seems to have put light coloured dowels (holly or maple) in the leg tenons and black (ebony maybe) ones in the front apron of the piece, which to me looks confusing. Better I think, to have used one type and colour all the way through - Rob

 

[Paul Chapman]

Paul Chapman wrote:

And I really like those dowels.

Paul - the dowels do look good, I agree, but the maker seems to have put light coloured dowels (holly or maple) in the leg tenons and black (ebony maybe) ones in the front apron of the piece, which to me looks confusing. Better I think, to have used one type and colour all the way through - Rob

Yes, Rob, you might be right. I think there may have been an attempt to link with the black chair covering. Always a bit difficult to tell from the pictures - it would be nice to be able to see some of these pieces in real life.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Alf]

I think the drawers have elegant yet robust lines to them betraying a futuristic portal as seen through Edwardian eyes.

I think if that's the sort of thing I should be thinking then I'm in waaaaaay over my head...

Cheers, Alf

 

[Dad]

I too like the desk. Nice to see one with just a single drawer each side & not completely fill the available space with 3 or 4 on each side - gives is a nice airy look.

Not so sure about the chair though. Too curved for my liking.

 

[kafkaian]

I think the drawers have elegant yet robust lines to them betraying a futuristic portal as seen through Edwardian eyes.

I think if that's the sort of thing I should be thinking then I'm in waaaaaay over my head...

Cheers, Alf

Sorry Alf, just came into my head