Sinew Table

Designed with the intention of pulling people together towards its center, the Sinew Table uses a series of tangentially continuous curves to blend forms and keep the eye moving inward. Gently sloping surfaces present an invitation to the hand. The leg feels just stout enough to wrap fingers around. Initially intended to bleed into the underside of the top individually, instead the legs create a perimeter that prevents the viewer from seeing through to the other side of the table. The middle remains shrouded in a bit of mystery. Does the table’s mass continue to grow to the very center? It is only by climbing beneath that a viewer can fully understand the shape. As the form splays out near the bottom, the half-lapped cross of the stretchers holds the base stable as it once again draws the eye to the heart of the piece. The size of Sinew does not feel so significant that it is uncomfortable for an individual, but it can always accommodate at least one more.