I was eager to help when Matt Bear of Union Studio asked if I'd assist fabricate a collection of kitchen tables he had designed for the relaunch of March.
The owner of March, Sam Hamilton, collaborated with many designers and artists to create new work for March. So the store is full of irresistible handmade limited production goods. And the tables I helped Matt with are some of the neatest tables I have ever seen.
The table in the picture above is an end grain butcher block made out of solid white oak. Every seam has a floating tenon. The glue up was pretty fun and went incredibly well. There were three of us, spreading glue, placing tenons and stacking. After we stacking up 60 gluey blocks and clamped them all together the squeeze out was like a glue Niagara Falls!
The bottom of each leg has been dipped in Farrow & Ball paint.
The Table top below is a 3" slab of Carrara marble.
Below is another table topped in Carrara, The base is also white oak painted with a thin coat of Farrow & Ball paint, the wood grain is visible through the paint. There are white oak inserts that fit into the table so storage under the table can be utilized.
The table below has steel legs that assemble around a bottom rack that provides many storage options; aged steel boxes, wood boxes, woven baskets. I also love the steel bar at either end for towels or knives. A saddle maker has made leather pockets that loop onto these bars for knife storage.
It was a honor to be a part of this project.
Thank you!
*The first picture is from Remodelista, visit the post to see the whole write up on March.
But nothing compares to actually visiting the store. The displays change with the seasons, (fall was butter beans by the bushel and sage green pumpkins) They play a mood enhancing mix of rock and country music and often offer you little treats to snack on!
Here are a couple process photos of the butcher block:
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