Furniture Explorations
How to present these gems of the forest as if on a pedestal, as simple and functional objects?
Each piece is made from a single tree so as to create a harmonious flow -- a continuum.
The Michael Elkan Rocker
Made from extraordinary wood, the carved single board seat is a unique featurebecause it is so difficult to find, cut and dry pieces of the right size and quality.
Maple Burl
with Oregon Black Walnut
with Oregon Black Walnut
Single Board Seat
with Matching Arms
with Matching Arms
Steam Bent Back and Slats
The Hollywood Rocker Set with Ebony Highlights
Rocking Chair and matching side table made from a single Holly tree with Ebony highlights.The Holly was cut in Maryland and moved to Pennsylvania for milling, then sent to Vermont for vacuum
drying all within a three day period in order to preserve the precious white color. Original design.
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of extraordinary wood and comfort.
Each exploration follows a progression in the attempt to redefine.
There is no one way.
Walnut
Single Board Bench
Unique single board seat with carved back and steam bent slats.
Fiddleback Maple
Slat Work
Slats are matching pieces consecutively cut. Used in cabinets, desks and tables,they create an unusual reflection of light and color.
Slat Work Desk Set
Two drawers hidden in slat work, two drawers in pedestal (one is horizontal file).
Cantilever chair and desk details made from Rainforest Alliance Certified Chechen wood from Belize.
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Slat Work Desk Set
From one tree: a desk and arolling office chair to match.
Bubinga
Slat Work Cabinet
Made from a single tree of highly figured Walnut with Quilted Maple doors and sides, the slat work cabinet features sixcurved front drawers.
Folded Board Coffee Table
A single board of Birdseye Maple Burl, cut and folded so that a continuum of pattern occurs.Color, design, and fluidity as a picture of a tree, everything in its place.
Butterfly's Shadow
The shadow of the butterfly joint makes the butterfly's wings appear to flutter.Book matched leaves of fabulously figured Walnut.
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with "Walnut Flames"
Opposites Attraction
An exploration of opposites matches the artistry of David Cotter'sstainless steel with its attraction to the Walnut.
Collection of David & Paula Brooks.
Beaver's Folly
Gnawed and cleaned stickstaken from several beaver dams
are featured, au naturel, in the Beaver's Folly desk and table.
Both pieces are Walnut.
"Cycles of Nature and
Affairs of Man" Exhibit.
Bubinga
Walnut with seats & arms
of matched Maple Burl
of matched Maple Burl
Leaves of a Tree
The central pedestal basesof the Leaves of a Tree tables
are made of pieces sliced
consecutively from one board.
Natural Caverns
Turning the natural edges of book matched leavesinward makes for a cavernous view.
Quilted Maple with Walnut & Maple chairs.
Quilted Lady
Made from a single tree, the Quilted Lady, with book matched leavesand butterfly joints, shows off her beautiful grain of Quilted Maple.
Chairs are Walnut & Maple (from the same tree).
Puro Natural
The natural shape of the Maple Burl shows uniquelyin the free edges of the Puro Natural table.
Maple Burl & Walnut
Walnut Burl Cabinet
Wall piece au naturel.
Original Trestle Table in Walnut
The Original Trestle Table was built in 1980, a collaborationby Michael Elkan with Ken Altman, master bowmaker.
Beveled Illusion
The receding bevels create the illusion that the Walnut Beveled Illusion Cabinet changes shape depending on your viewpoint.
Cabinet with Doors of
Seven Book Matched Pieces
This cabinet's pocket doors are made with seven book matched pieces of Walnut from a single tree.
Path Home
Walnut with threepainted-interior doors,
Path Home is a
collaboration by
Michael Elkan
with Helen Knauff.
