Seth Rolland
Seth Rolland works from his studio in Port Townsend, WA, an hour and a half from Seattle.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I have been a custom furniture maker for 20 years, first in Taos, New Mexico and now in Port Townsend, Washington. During that time my work has evolved to be more organic both in design and technique. Forms in nature have always been my primary inspiration. I admire the simplicity and economy of the natural world where each material shows its full range of possibilities.
I am drawn to natural forms because they are not static: they grow, spring, flow, balance, fracture and erode. Each of my designs starts with the idea of such a motion, in addition to the function of the piece of furniture. In my furniture I emphasize structure over ornamentation, and dramatic transitions instead of exposed joinery.
To refine my designs, I sketch, make scale models and full size patterns of important parts. I choose woods that complement the design of the piece and the room for which it is made. Since nature is my inspiration, I try my best to care for it by using sustainably harvested woods. Many of the details of my furniture do not show up in photos: textures, edges and curves that are meant to be touched more than seen. I want my furniture to be fun to touch, sit in, eat off and live with for many generations.
Click here to watch a video about Seth Rolland, the Slicing Maestro, on FineWoodworking.com.
OXEYE HALL TABLE
The Oxeye Hall Table is made from sustainably harvested ash. The ash top is one continuous piece of wood and starts as a fairly small piece, which I carefully cut from several directions. I then bend it open like an accordion and stiffen it with the additional center pieces of walnut burl. It is finished with Minwax satin polyurethane and has a ½ glass top with a pencil polish. Oxeye is signed and dated under the top.
This hall table is an original design that I first made in 2008. It is based on the design of the Abanico bookends I designed which were published in the New York Times. This table was published in Interior Design magazine in May 2008 and on the back cover of Fine Woodworking magazine in August 2010.
SEE COFFEE TABLE BY SETH ROLLAND SEE BENCH BY SETH ROLLAND
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Oxeye Hall Table (SRL OXEYE)
sustainably harvested ash & walnut
54" L x 21" W x 34" H
$3,350
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