This cabinet was designed and built with nature in mind. I wanted to create a functional piece that not only served a purpose, but also brought the outdoors in.
Using traditional joinery methods, I pieced together two highly figured blanks with a scarf joint as the main supporting leg.
The tambor style doors were the perfect messenger for the kumiko panels.
The kumiko screens were designed with the veinwork of leaves in mind. Their fractal nature inspired me to spend over 100 hours refining and finishing all of the individual pieces.
With the handmade nature of the piece, it seemed fitting to do handcut dovetails, even if the compound angles created a daunting challenge.
The fractal woodwork has a hand made paper backing that can be backlit during the night.
The slots in the interior of the casework are for cords and cables to run through for video-game consoles or what ever else you’d put in it.
Final sketch of the cabinet. After hundreds of iterations, this seemed good enough.
The cabinet took around 3 years working on and off to complete. It was incredibly rewarding, frustrating and a constant case for problem solving. But it was worth every second of it.