Tag Archives: Coffee Table

August 14, 2010
10:59 am
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 19/52

I had planned one more entry for my round table series, but after several attempts at my last idea, I just can’t seem to make it work. Maybe I’ll revisit it at a later date. Moving on, I present a … Continue reading →

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August 7, 2010
10:50 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 18/52

A little “before & after” for the next in the series of round coffee tables – the Compass Rose Wood table: This table top is another idea that came out of a doodling session in a boring meeting at work. A … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2010
9:59 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 17/52

Today I present the second piece in our miniseries of round coffee tables: Like the last coffee table, this one has a round, second surface connected by round pillars/supports. However, there are small details that make it a completely different … Continue reading →

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July 20, 2010
4:43 pm
by: Torch02

Coffee Table Coffee Talk

In his recent post at the Design Matters blog, George Walker took on “The dilemma of the coffee Table” and how one approaches this diverse and open realm of furniture. Given my obvious endearment with the form, I started to write … Continue reading →

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July 18, 2010
10:21 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 16/52

For this entry in my design exercise is the first in a series of round coffee tables: This table is the child of another boring meeting that sent me to doodles instead of paying attention. For this table, I’m envisioning … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2010
12:32 am
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 12/52

Two weeks in a row – coffee tables. I’m going to need a lot of living rooms for all these. Kick back and put your feet up on this pyramid coffee table: I got the idea for this table while … Continue reading →

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April 6, 2010
10:05 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 11/52

For this entry in my furniture design odyssey, I present a coffee table and an alteration I think I like better than the original: The idea for this table came to me as I was trying to fall asleep one … Continue reading →

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March 7, 2010
11:44 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 7/52

When I first started working on Briana’s crib, I was already thinking about this week’s design – a coffee table: I’ve thought of a few possible variations on the details of this piece, perhaps adding keys to the mitres at … Continue reading →

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February 20, 2010
11:29 pm
by: Torch02

Just Slab It On There

When you walk into your run-of-the-mill furniture store these days, you tend to see a lot of squares in the pieces. There are some round end table, a few oval coffee tables, and the rare bombe dresser.  What you don’t … Continue reading →

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February 4, 2010
11:20 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 4/52

Five weeks in and I’m only one week behind.  At this rate, I’ll be caught up and finished by late March – 2011. Not bad for a one year commitment! On to this week’s idea… This week I come before … Continue reading →

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