Silky Wave

Few months ago…I was lucky to attend the opening of the Silky Oak exhibition and the beautiful Museum of Brisbane and my friend Surya Graf from http://www.suryagraf.com was invited to create a peace based on the majestic silky oak. I think you will agree with me in saying the result of months of work payed off… this is a little about the peace I thought I would share with you;

The Weave design was an exhibition piece developed for a commission at the Museum of Brisbane. The theme of the exhibition was based around the locally iconic Silky Oak timber which has been used extensively in the area from the early 1900’s

Weave took inspiration from this original ‘Queenslander’ architecture, which is synonymous with the breezes of outdoor veranda lifestyle and slatted deck furniture. The design takes these cues and applies them to the small spaces of modern day inner-city apartment living. These spaces need to be easily adapted for changing uses. Through a simple rotation the Weave can become either a comfortable seating or table arrangement.

Due to the multi-directional nature of the grain, using Silky Oak allowed for the development of an overall form that would not necessarily have been achievable in other types of timber. Each component was individually CNC machined, and by cutting both along and across the timber it made it possible to feature the unique qualities of the grain.