The furniture studio at the University of Washington provides the opportunity to design and make a piece of furniture, rather than a building. Through endless mockups and jig development, everything from joinery to hardware must be designed and built.

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This project began conceptually with the idea of a hand-crafted form which disseminates, and eventually dissipates, through the elongated extremities of the piece. Constructed from a single twenty-seven board-foot plank of Black Washington Walnut, the table uses digital and traditional means to achieve subtle elegance. The underbelly of the top establishes a language of hand-worked edges and slender proportions, which flows down the slightly arched legs as it transitions into crisp square terminations. The posture of the table is slightly forward, giving it a straighter back against the wall and a more engaged front towards the room.