ArtBuzz

Ah, The Old Floating Woman Act

 

This is one of a set of four tables I did in collaboration with Neil Verplank. The design for the mosaic is adapted from a French poster for a floating woman act. The orange background tile is really nice vintage stuff from the Sixties that I discovered way, way deep in a warehouse in southern Michigan.

 

La Femme Astrale Mosaic Table
medium	Ceramic tile, glass, on wood. Table & legs are solid walnut.
size	17" H x 48" L x 24" W
price	SOLD

 

A Jazzy Table That Waits On You

 

I think this table speaks pretty well for itself… Although it won't go fetch drinks and bring them to you, it will certainly hold them at your beck and call, leaving your hands free for wild gesticulation, or, well, whatever you need your hands free for. Me, I sometimes wave my hands around a lot during cocktail hour.

I'm partial to the way that this table works as both a sculpture and a functional piece. It also walks a nice line between modernist simplicity and cottage whimsy. You don't see that very often, if you think about it.

 

Jazz Café Table, 2003
medium	Steel, Glass, Copper
size	34" x 20" x 20"
price	$450.00 plus $75 S+H
	Purchase item $525

An Ecofriendly And Genuinely Happy Chair

Dot! Triped
medium	Steel with powder coat enamel finish
size	36" x 14" x 17"
price	SOLD May be available as a custom order. Inquire.

 

Fun, simplicity and shocking comfort are the hallmarks of the Dot! Chair. The vibrant colors and whimsical style brighten up any room and are guaranteed to induce unexpected grins.

The backrest fits lightly between your shoulder blades, providing just the right amount of support and flex. It also functions as a convenient handle for lifting the chair.

Dot! chairs are made with over 50% recycled material. Used indoors or out, they will survive even the harshest weather conditions. The powder coat enamel surface is durable, hypoallergenic and easy to clean…perfect for a dining room set or children's room. Powder coat enamel is also among the most environmentally friendly finishes available.

The Dot! Chairs were recently reviewed at MetaEfficient, a "guide to the most efficient things in the world." They've also been lauded by hippyshopper.

 

Screw It! Recycled Steel Chair & Table Set

 

Here's a fun concept… The ScrewIt! Chair & Table set. Decide where you want them and just screw them into the lawn. Although they do screw right down into the ground pretty easily, I suggest using a post hole digger to speed the process up… Installing them by hand takes about five minutes of walking around in a tight circle, and at the end you wind up a bit dizzy and glad for the seat. Heh. It's easy to adjust the height by how deeply you plant them, and after a bit of fidgeting, leaning back and general testing, I can report that the chair is in fact quite stable. I'm an expert at fidgeting, so if it stays put for me, I can be pretty sure that it will stay put for you too.

The chair is based on my Dot! design, and, like the Dot! chairs, is shockingly comfortable. The table is a little something I made last year as a work surface for for a demonstration on how I make my cut steel luminaries. It was absolutely perfect as a small outdoor work table. I guess most people are far more likely to use it to hold cocktails or iced tea, but if you need a small fireproof table, well, hey! Here it is!

The ScrewIt! Chair & Table set is made from 100% recycled material. The big augurs were originally used to anchor docks in sandy lake bottoms, the seat, backrest and table top are industrial scrap from a nearby factory, and the remaining bits are all cutoffs from other projects. I recommend powdercoat enamel as a finish, available in 100+ colors and combinations, but they can also be painted or left raw as you see them here. Powdercoating is among the most enviromentally friendly finishes, as well as the most durable for outdoor furniture and sculpture. The augurs can be removed for storage, shipping or trips to the beach by pressing the little button just visible on the table in the top pic.

Production on the ScrewIt! furniture will be extremely limited, due to the difficulty in finding more augurs, so I advise acting quickly. I will paint them any color you like for no extra charge. To upgrade to powdercoat enamel, email me for pricing.

 

ScrewIt! Chair & Table Set
medium	Steel
size	Variable height, seat & table top 14" diameter
	SOLD! Email me to inquire about commissioning similar chairs or table. Item availability is determined by whether I can find dock augurs for the base.
price	$350.00 each (chair or table)

 

An Environmentally Friendly Chair That's Glad to Seat You!

Dot! Quadriped
medium	Steel with powder coat enamel finish
size	36" x 14" x 17"
price	SOLD May be available as a custom order. Inquire.

 

Fun, simplicity and shocking comfort are the hallmarks of the Dot! Chair. The vibrant colors and whimsical style brighten up any room and are guaranteed to induce unexpected grins.

The backrest fits lightly between your shoulder blades, providing just the right amount of support and flex. It also functions as a convenient handle for lifting the chair.

Dot! chairs are made with over 50% recycled material. Used indoors or out, they will survive even the harshest weather conditions. The powder coat enamel surface is durable, hypoallergenic and easy to clean…perfect for a dining room set or children's room. Powder coat enamel is also among the most environmentally friendly finishes available.

The Dot! Chairs were recently reviewed at MetaEfficient, a "guide to the most efficient things in the world." They've also been lauded by hippyshopper.