Table
Paul Loebach
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Paul Loebach |
The Watson table is named after
James Watson, the
American scientist famous for discovering the helical structure of
DNA.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Paul Loebach |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Paul Loebach |
Description by Paul Loebach:
I felt like a scientist developing this table, working through numerous controlled material experiments to achieve the desired result. The closer I came to the solution, the simpler the experiments became, and the final result is a
wood-composite structure laminated over a simple 6-part plywood mold.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Paul Loebach |
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The form is inspired by English furniture of the late 1600′s, with its distinctive open wood turnings, sometimes called ‘barley twists’. I was interested in translating these twisting shapes into bold structural elements, for the purpose of experimenting with new combinations of materials and construction processes.
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To use materials as efficiently as possible I abandoned a machining-based approach in favor of an ‘additive’
lamination process. I began to experiment with
composite materials to give structural support to this naturally ‘springy’ form; the result is a combination of wood and carbon fiber, with a painted wood top. This composite ‘sandwich’ utilizes the inherent rigidity of carbon as a structural core, creating a symbiotic composition providing a maximum of strength using a minimum of material.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Paul Loebach |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Paul Loebach |
The people
Furniture Designer: Paul Loebach
Type: Table
Materials: Wood + Laminate
Photography: Courtesy of Paul Loebach
