Adaptive re-use
1953 RCA Victrola
A 1953 RCA Victrola, restored with digital turntable. Inlay is of piano keyboard and piano player. Donated to Unison Preservation Society annual auction.
15” by 19” by 11" tall --- Maple, wenge, cherry, walnut, birch, anegre, and bloodwood on mahogany base. 2023
Banjo Speakers
Bluetooth speakers in Butterworth ported enclosures. They sound pretty good for their size. Design is inspired by 1950s Hungarian painter Bela de Kristo.
5.5" by 5.5” by 7" — walnut, bamboo, ash, bubinga, sapele, and wenge. 2024
Matisse leaf table
Towards the end of his life, French painter Henri Matisse created a series of abstract flowers cut from large sheets of colored paper. I found this table at an antique store in Purcellville.
24” by 28” --- Walnut and mahogany on table. 2023
Muybridge table
In 1878 Leland Stanford made a bet that all four legs of a horse were airborne while galloping. He hired Edward Muybridge to prove it by shooting a sequence using 12 cameras.
20” by 20” --- Padauk, lacewood, and walnut on mangowood table. 2022