furniture from the urban forest
           



The main plinth atop the former telescope base
Detail of the plinth inlay in walnut and brass
Ben surveying his work 
Another view of the plinth
Walnut table with hollow butterfly
Detail of hollow butterfly
Walnut coffee table with metal frame
Walnut stools
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE OBSERVATORY




Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA removed several trees while renovating their Sproul Observatory. With the salvaged wood we were able to build an ash top with a binary star design. The plinth tops the concrete base for the original telescope housed in the observatory.

We were asked to create furniture for the new multi-use spaces, including the stools for the plinth top, a coffee table and a meeting room table. All these pieces are walnut with patina’d metal bases. We particularly enjoy the table and the “hollow butterfly” aesthetic element that doubles as a power cord chase.






Species: Walnut    
Features: Metal bases, hollow butterfly, decorative inlay
Location: Swarthmore, PA

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