The work of Thom Lentini

Thom Lentini is a furniture designer that produces work that has this type of visual equivalence that always prevails into his work no matter what the brief. And the best thing is it works! His skateboard decks are distinctively contrasting and figurative. The forms are sleek and bullet like, ready to carve it up on the streets of Melbourne.


His piece convergence combines the use of concrete render and timber slates which creates a table that could be a center piece in anyone's outdoor space or even indoor space.  

Convergence Table

Solid timber deck

Deck with all the bells and whistles

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Threaded out Table - Lathe work

Today after buying new lathe tools and the timber for the project. The lathe was pulled out from its hiding space and put to good use.


For this project I'm using American Rock Maple. A dense timber ( its name speaks for itself) and produces beautiful figure when turned on the lathe as well. 


I went to a mates place earlier in the week to machine the timber and rip it ready for the lathe. Then centered each end of timber then knocked a small hole with the hole punch, following with a 5mm hole to allow the headstock and tailstock of lathe to grip on.

They are pretty long bits of timber......750mm!

1hour to turn it!

4 legs to turn, then off to get the threads CNC out.

Using Rough Gauge Tool (25mm)

All 4 legs ready for threads. Plus one extra for show piece.

[in] Flux - Off the Kerb Gallery

When: Open Thursday - Sunday from the 20th April - 11 May.

Open night, 20th April, 6 - 9pm.

Where: 66b Johnston Street, Collingwood, 3066.

Why: "WWII forced people to re-evaluate their lifestyles, and make do with what they had. 

Yet, in today’s consumerist society, we are in the habit of buying, even if it’s not ‘broke.’ 

Our need for new has taken over our way of life, even  global financial crisis. 

This has not only taken a toll on ourhip pocket but has also affected our environment 

with landfill sites filling to capacity and natural environments being lost."

"Keeping these thoughts in mind, 

Off the Kerb has asked artists to propose a piece of work concentrating on the idea of ‘making new from old.’ "

Who:

Aaron Billings

Dale Hardiman

Luke Boslem

Stephen Baker

Tricia Page

Ollie Lucas

Michael Corolan

Alicia Centofanti

Cara Gallina

Amy Bugeja

Aliey Ball

Rebecca Monaghan

Dales Kids Straw Stool, accompanied by vegie seeds! Grow them!

The Gallery last night

The brief of the exhibition has been sourced from "Off the Kerbs Gallery" Facebook page for this event -

http://www.facebook.com/events/164287787026430/

or

http://www.offthekerb.com.au/index.htm

        

Ernest Stool - Craig Byrne

Craig Byrne of Ernest studio has these ultra mobile and versatile stools that are designed for the cafe environment. A few simple movements and the stool is up and ready to be used. Also the stool use's reclaimed Blackbutt timber  and solid steel rod for support and most likely for some sort of pin that allows for rotation of each panel.

Craig showing how his stool functions

All the different shapes of the stool

Ernest Stool

Check out his new website   -   www.erneststudio.com.au