About: The Parlor Table
The Parlor Table balances formal geometry with natural organic form. Sited within an oval room, surrounded by elegant figural wood grain and a suspended stone ceiling, the table sits to balance systems of rigid formal cues with natural imperfections within nature. A vegetable-based uv-stable resin marries two consecutive slabs of Black Walnut, suspended by a custom steel base that again is derived from a rigid formal composition, but manipulated through industrial processes to allow for comfortable human use. The result is a unique piece, characterized by a conjoining of natural
NYC, NY
TABLE
PARLOR
Dave Willis, Kent Healy, Youngjin Yi, Mary Wirtz
We worked closely with Integrity Ironworks and Blast-Master to design, fabricate, and finish a custom steel base that would support the large wooden top. The pedestal design also allowed for comfortable use for 6-8 people to sit around the table.
STEEL BASE
WOOD SOURCING
The oversized table required us to source large, 3” thick slabs of black walnut to eventually cut down to the 5’ diameter finished size.
JOINERY
We embedded complex hidden doweling to marry the two slabs together while the resin cured, ensuring stability during the thick pouring process.
STORAGE
We worked closely with Integrity Ironworks and Blast-Master to design, fabricate, and finish a custom steel base that would support the large wooden top. The pedestal design also allowed for comfortable use for 6-8 people to sit around the table.
The oversized table required us to source large, 3” thick slabs of black walnut to eventually cut down to the 5’ diameter finished size.
Wood Sourcing
JOINERY
We embedded complex hidden doweling to marry the two slabs together while the resin cured, ensuring stability during the thick pouring process.
We worked closely with Integrity Ironworks and Blast-Master to design, fabricate, and finish a custom steel base that would support the large wooden top. The pedestal design also allowed for comfortable use for 6-8 people to sit around the table.
STEEL BASE
JOINERY
We embedded complex hidden doweling to marry the two slabs together while the resin cured, ensuring stability during the thick pouring process.
The oversized table required us to source large, 3” thick slabs of black walnut to eventually cut down to the 5’ diameter finished size.
Wood Sourcing
