Interesting pieces of furniture - 7

[Anonymous]

The seventh piece of furniture in the series.

This one was another suggestion I received from a member in my 'inbox'


This piece is a buffet by David Marks. Buffet 1994, Quilted Maple, Ebony, Wenge, Eastern Maple, 72" x 36" x 20" and is a favourite of our resident saw maker

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

More about this piece here
http://www.djmarks.com/portfolio/buffet.asp

 

[Corset]

I will get the ball rolling :wink: i think i like this one the least, it reminds me of all that 1930's/ 1940's curved veneer furniture left behind in rented houses.
It looks a little bit too manufactured and somehow the handles look wrong. Something is not quite right with the proportions.
Lovely wood though.
Owen

 

[nickson71]

this is another one that not my cup of tea ................. I'm not doing to well with these

 

[BrianD]

The design is quite old fashioned and not to my taste. The wood is beautiful.

You can see the quality in the design and the finish really shows the wood.

Nice piece though.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Sort of Art Deco but doesn't quite pull it off. Too many different elements competing for attention - veneers of different types; solid lipping different again; base material different again; handles that look plastic; and that awful red colour when opening the drawer. Also the drawer handles are too near the ends of the drawers. If it was mine I think I would dislike it more each day.

Sorry

Paul

 

[Scrit]

Almost Art Deco and overall I quite like it except for the handles which I feel are jarring rather than blending harmoniously with the rest of the piece. Possibly over-zealous of show veneer, though

Scrit

 

[mel]

mmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!!!!
after prolonged thought ...............................................
i might have a use for that down my workshop
as my missus wouldnt give it house room

sorry tony not my favorite piece

 

[Good Surname or what ?]

I must agree with Paul. There is nothing understated about this piece - IT SHOUTS. I see pieces like this in FWW each month and conclude that European and American tastes in furniture are poles apart.

Thank God we similar taste in handsaws 8)

 

[woodbloke]

Lovely timber, can't say the same for the design.....when's Bonfire Night? - Rob

 

[Lord Nibbo]

What a waste of wood!

 

[bobscarle]

Its another one of these where the design does not live up to the build. I like the piece but would not want it. It looks dated. Sorry Tony, not for me.

Bob

 

[Keefaz]

I echo everyone else's comments, really. Beautiful wood, excellent execution, poor design. Looks quite clunky, really, and those handles on the drawers seem impractically far apart. I think it might look good in an austere context, but can't see it fitting in our front room. :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Hideous.

Looks like it should have a popcorn machine on it at an old Odeon cinema.

Would maybe benefit from having a big parrot on the front of it! :lol:

Nicely made - pity about the clumsy styling.

Interesting to see the handles - I made some prototypes very similar to this for a project a few weeks ago. I ended up binning them & going to B&Q instead!

Cheers
Brad

 

[Hokie]

...and conclude that European and American tastes in furniture are poles apart.

...errr, I wouldn't say that. Current furniture fashion over here is early american colonial and shaker, plus some of us are smitten by Victorian. At least on the east coast.

Looks like a concept car.

 

[Philly]

Beautifully made piece, wonderful veneer.
As to the design, I'd love to see the piece in real life. Look at that dark lower apron- nice!
Yet again, I don't think you can totally appreciate a piece of furniture from a couple of lo-res photo's. As anyone who has tried to photograph wood can tell you, it just never really comes accross right.
Incidently, David Marks - is that the Woodworks guy on TV ?
Cheers
Philly

 

[Chris Knight]

It wouldn't look out of place in Eltham Palace.

I think it is difficult often to appreciate a piece out of context. In the right surroundings I think this could look very pleasing although as Scrit says I think the handles aren't quite right.

David Marks specialises in some exotic finishes that look like lacquered metal or Faberge eggs - this is really quite restrained for him!

It is in interesting to see that he hasn't made a fuss of the dovetails - they may have been machine made.

 

[DomValente]

I can appreciate the skills involved and agree with Scrit, the handles are wrong.
Unfortunately it reminds me of the hand me down furniture I was given when we got married, imagine going into a bedroom with two wardrobes, a chest of drawers and a dressing table all in that colour.

Dom

 

[Scrit]

Unfortunately it reminds me of the hand me down furniture I was given when we got married.....

That's generally a problem with "machine modern" Art Deco stuff - negative associations with the personal past. But don't you think that with the appropriate handles and maybe a less clunky pedestal this item would fit in at Burgh Island or the Midland Hotel in Morecambe (both Art Deco icons)?

Scrit

 

[Anonymous]

sorry tony not my favorite piece

No meed to apologise to me, I only post them, members suggest them. There is absoluterly no vetting o nmy part.

For what it's worth, I really don't like this piece (second only to the marquetry bird). Not to my taste, although the craftsmanship is stunning on both.

Generally, I find I dislike most decoratively veneered pieces, particularly tiger and quilted maple etc.

Please can people pm me with more suggestions? All will be posted in these threads - absolutely no vetting

 

[Alf]

It wouldn't look out of place in Eltham Palace.

As far as the shape goes, I agree. Maybe all that quilted maple would jar a bit though?

To be honest I love the form, hate the over-done wood selection, loathe the dovetails and would toss the handles. Something interesting going on with the edge of the top there though - could do with a better pic really. As Phil says, it's very tough on a piece of furniture to judge it from these pics.

Sorry resident saw-maker - but I reckon you could do better yourself.

Cheers, Alf