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

Jak + Jil - Justin Hutchinson

Justin Hutchinson has created table and chair combination that can add a splash of colour and some vibrancy to any residential or commercial area. 

They can be found on - http://www.tait.biz/

 

loving the cage effect! on the table..

Nice transparency and lightness to the design

The Second Coming - He made She made

This exhibition aims at furniture that redirects salvaged materials towards a new use. Giving the material a second chance and a new breathe of life. And alternatively producing furniture and lighting that is completely new and unique.

Shout out to Andre & Dale for their Air light!

Loving the mannequin chair!

Some really cool ideas

Check out the gallery's website

They are located in Sydney

http://hemadeshemade.com/?p=28

Osso chair - Ronan Erwan

This is one of my all time favourite chairs. It combines great thinking with brilliant technology.

Using standard joinery methods and fusing them with the actual components, makes one less part that makes the whole product. That reduces the overall complexity of the construction and fast tracks the assembly period.

 I will let the photos do it justice!

Rise Shelving - Ashley Allen

Shelving with a twist, made from bamboo ply. Constructed with many layers of ply which have been molded with the assistance of a form. And both shelves are connected via a metal plate.

This shelving over Ikea shelving any day!

Flat Pack stools - Adam Lynch

Adam has created these flat-pack stools that are simple and quick to assemble. Which are visually great on the eyes and made from Bamboo ply. The components are cut out using a CNC (Computer Numeric Control) using this method of productions reduces waste and increases efficiency.

The hard part is programming the CNC to do what you want it to do. Once you have that down then its clean sailing from that point. Usually a MDF mock-up model is made up first to test joinery and proportions then the final is produced with a better material.

Flat pack stool

A well balanced & sturdy design

Monkey Grip Pot - Adam Cornish

Adam Cornish has designed the Monkey Grip Pot made from Polyethylene. Catering for the people that have limited space for a green oasis. Each plant pot hangs off the next and feeds excess water via a connection point at junction of each pot. Water will trickle from the top pot down to the bottom pot, using the attributes of gravity will keep your plants happy and hydrated!  These pots were recently exhibited at Milan Salone Satellite Exhibition.  

You can find these at Tait outdoor furniture

Check out tait.biz

Klag - Dale Hardiman

Dale a designer with a unique ability to use raw materials from just about anywhere. He has a strong belief in designing and constructing with materials that are at their purest form. In doing so he has created in conjunction with a company by the name of Exile-Global-Technologies a chair completely made from ET-21.

• Water resistant
   
• 100% recyclable
   
• Lightweight and buoyant
   
• Insulating
   
• Suitable for areas with weight issues
   
• Appearance can be altered, e.g. use of shell grit to give an ancient appearance or marble chips for Terrazzo style, etc.
   
• Heat resistant, .e.g. as a kitchen counter top, can withstand placement of hot pots and pans for a period of time
   
• 3 colours available - off-white, grey and charcoal. 

The sole material ET-21 is fly-ash and combined with resin

The chairs structural integrity is through 3 legs

Information about ET-21, Courtesy of      http://www.exileglobaltechnologies.com.au

Images of Klag chair, Courtesy of            http://www.dale-hardiman.com/Klag

Concrete furniture

Concrete public furniture

The idea of using concrete for public furniture is a good one at that. Other materials heat up in the persistent sun rays, while concrete stays cool. Cleaning this type of product is easy - high pressure water gun, or rag and bucket of water.

As you can see this form is produced by a external form block which is most likely in two parts. A release agent is put on the form blocks surface, then the concrete is poured into the form. Also there would have to be some sort of binding agent. Some sort of fiber natural or synthetic that will give the chair structure and rigidity.

For the public in Buenos Aires....you guys are lucky to have these chairs!! They are quite comfortable as well!