Daisy
 

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Our brief was to create a visually pleasing coffee table that has a multitude of uses and can be separated individually to act as standalone side tables. Inspiration came from the ray like petals from a daisy flower. 

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Made of x8 individual petal tables that combine to create one full flower, each table can be taken out for use as a handy side table.

 

Lightness of touch and balance were the key making points. Balance by means of each tables two legs or 'roots' that anchor the plant and give it stability. Lightness of touch by means of the seductive flowing carving, starting from the rounded root tips and gradually flattening out into a smooth compound curve, meeting briefly and again separating higher up to seamlessly join the table top and continue to a convex curved taper. The eye is drawn this continuous curve and so invites the user to run their hand along this tactile sculpture.

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When the x8 tables are together the piece has symmetry, mass and a sense of structure - taking a single table out and immediately the fragility of each element is evident, a balancing act and mirroring the delicate nature of flowers, especially each individual petal.  

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The name daisy derives from 'day's eye' - referring to this humble wildflower and some varieties tendency to open when the sun rises and close when it sets. A beautiful mirror to the concept of our table - when the tables are in use they are taken out as required as such 'opened' and when tidied away again as one complete flower - thus to close, almost like a ritual or ceremony.

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​Daisies typically symbolise cheerfulness and summer, keeping the timber finish light was important to reflect this. Made from sustainability sourced solid Ash, with its light colour palette, from creamy white to light yellow, its natural strength and vibrant grain features all contributed to the choice for these tables. 

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Ash wood contains phenolic compounds that react with oxygen and UV light, causing a shift toward a warmer more blotchy yellowish tone over time. To help prevent this sometimes drastic mellowing, we infused a white pigment into the grain and finished the tables with a matt lacquer - thus keeping this freshness alive for longer.

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The carved texture on the interior curved vertical face represents the stem of the daisy and so a chalky 'French green' paint was applied to create this visual link. When the table is complete with the eight petals together a perfect round centre is created, the green painted and carved dimpled faces bounce natural light onto each carved surface creating a fascinating void into which this light dissipates into.

 

Created in two sizes, each daisy table serves its space in our client’s home.