February 7th, 2012 — Design
Winnipeg-based designer Thom Fougere recently completed the Tyndall Table , which debuted in January at IDS12 in Toronto, Canada. At just over 11 inches high, the low-profile table appears to be floating on its steel structure. The top is made of Tyndall stone that resembles the local topography and is quarried in the Winnipeg area. The natural texture comes from marine creatures burrowing into the stone, which gives it nice dimension. The stone is then planed to a relatively smooth state allowing for its unusual character to remain
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Tyndall Table by Thom Fougere
July 15th, 2010 — Designer Stuff
The idea behind the Resin Fossil Table is almost as cool as its look, which in this case is saying a lot. The Resin Fossil Table comes from Nucleo and the idea behind is is to design the furniture of its objects, making them fossils of themselves. Like archaeologists find the imprint of an original item in a fossil, this table is handmade using fiberglass and pigment and consists of a single empty block that traces the object from which it takes its shape. Cool right?
The Resin Fossil Table is currently on display at the Gabrielle Ammann Gallery. More from Nucleo here.
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