Musical Boxes (for clients RM and DN)
2021. Height: 91.5cm (36”), Width: 92.7cm (36.5”), Depth: 43.1cm (17”)
Made from Tasmanian Oak and Silver Ash salvaged from Coombs Building shelving on the ANU campus prior to demolition of the building. The drawers house a collection of music recordings on compact discs, with each drawer holding 105 discs in plastic “jewel cases.” The design of the drawer pulls is based on the dimensions of the CD jewel case, with the pulls in profile looking like CD cases emerging from the drawer fronts.
Time Totem
2017. Salvaged pine, textiles, pigments, shellac, wax.
Height: 142 cm (56”), diameter: 40 cm (16”).
This lathe-turned container for personal possessions was an early prototype created for the Collecting Ourselves project. It is an assemblage of rotating components, each of which affords some storage or display space. A variety of compartments can be accessed by rotating the segments individually. The lower barrel is clad in a fabric coat, which personalises the Totem in accordance with an individual’s taste.
Webb media cabinet
2014, Finland birch plywood with waterborne conversion clear and pigmented finishes.
Karen and Thaddeus’ Bookcase
2010. Solid American cherry with plywood back. A clean, straightforward bookcase for a pair of book lovers. They intended to cover the back panel with printed material, completing the bookcase in their own unique style.
Behrens / Ware sideboard
2008, Finland birch plywood, solid wenge drawer fronts, shellac and polyurethane finish.
Scott television cabinet
2008, white oak, shellac, polyurethane
Zero Waste table
2003 (?), salvaged maple plywood off-cuts, salvaged steel legs, waterborne urethane finish.
Sontag Bed
2010, Honduras mahogany, cut entirely from a single piece of timber.
This was a commission for a new bed designed especially for a twelve year old boy. His collection of small animal figures inspired the design of the bed, with the two adjacent wing shelves making a place for his figures.
