Thanks, Dave,
The model is a little disconnected, I suppose. If it didn't have Richard Meier's name attached to it, I probably wouldn't have given it a second glance.
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dh

Lovely, as usual.
dh

Baz,
I know what you mean about architects and furniture. Frank Lloyd Wright designed some of the most amazing buildings of the last century--and some of the worst, most useless furniture, too.
The coffee table, though, isn't horrible. I think it would look good with some chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (an architect better known for his furniture than his buildings) or Josef Hoffmann. Or, with a different finish, next to some Frank Lloyd Wright pieces.
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dh

Saw this on the 1stdibs.com web site today and modeled it in SketchUp after dinner. The original was designed in 1982 by the noted American architect Richard Meier. It's made in black lacquered maple.
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dh

richard meier coffee table.skp

Dave,
Excellent,as usual. And in keeping with the original piece, you surely cut all those dovetails by hand instead of using a jig (or, as we call it in SketchUp, a plug-in).
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dh

Dave Richards did an interesting blog post today on FineWoodworking.com. You can read it here

http://www.finewoodworking.com/blog/design-click-build

It inspired me to do a model of this end table by Jacques Adnet. He was a French Art Deco designer who lived from 1900 to 1984 (I had to Google his name to find that out). The angled dowels on the sides are housed in holes drilled in the legs and stretchers, and in the square medallion in the center. My guess is that the original was made in the 1950s, because it has a strong midcentury modern look. Lots of trimming with Solid Tools, but in the end it worked.

Let me know what you think.

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dh

french end table.skp

Thanks, Dave. These chairs might look good next to your bench with box.
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dh

I spotted these chairs on the One Kings Lane web site. The originals are wrought iron, made in 1973, and finished with red lacquer. The seat and back are covered in faux leather, so I suppose the chairs could be used either indoors or outdoors.
The strong geometry of the curved arm and straight leg caught my eye. I thought I'd use the Pipe Along Path plug-in to make the frame, but it turned out that a series of Follow Me routines and Intersect commands did the trick.
Let me know what you think.

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dh

Very impressive, Keith. Looks as if the plug-in could be a good time-saver in many situations.
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dh

Dave,
Very slick. And I see you finally found a good use for one of those annoying SketchUp creatures.
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dh

Very nice, indeed. Looks as if you got all the pivot points right.
dh

Thanks, pbacot.
dh

Thanks, cotty. I appreciate the thumbs-up.
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dh

Didn't feel like doing any real work today, so I modeled an interesting occastional table that I saw on the One Kings Lane web site. The original was probably made in the early 1950s. What caught my eye were the legs set at an angle and the fretwork inserts under the top stretchers.
Let me know what you think.
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dh

I think of them more as Ike and Mamie.

I recently saw a rattan chair with big curved arms on an auction site. That led me to model this pair. They resemble Adirondack chairs as well as Morris chairs. So what should I call them: Adirris chairs? Morondacks? Cast your vote.
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dh

Here's an image. Enjoy
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dh

Thank you, Dave. I have some clean-up to do on the model, it seems.
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dh

French art deco table.skpI should be out in the garden pulling weeds. Instead, I finished a model of a French Art Deco side table, following images and dimensions on the viyet.com web site. Pretty straightforward, even down to the Ruhlmann-style legs.
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dh

Just completed a model of a cane-back armchair, based on a piece originally made in the 1930s by influential Danish designer Frits Henningsen. He did handmade furniture exclusively, and is known for being an uncompromising crafstman. I worked from dimensions and images on the 1stdibs.com auction site.
Shaping the front legs required three separate Intersect With routines. Adding the cane texture to the back required the generous help of Dave Richards, who gave me a quick lesson in projected textures.
It seems that I've modeled a lot of chairs lately. They're more of a challenge than case pieces, but I have my eye on a serpentine-front chest of drawers that looks as if it would be a nice, simple project.
Let me know what you think of the chair.
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dh