Couldn't resist modeling this whimsical and utterly impractical set of shelves. It's the "Carlton" bookcase, by Ettore Sottsass. He's the architect and designer who founded the Memphis design movement in the early 1980s, and this is one of the movement's first pieces. Is Carlton the stick figure standing on the green shelf? Who knows? The Memphis movement lasted barely ten years, and I think I know why.
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Very cool.

I'm with you, Tuna. To my eye, the parts of the Wegner chair are better proportioned. The legs on the Ditzel chair are a bit too chunky, I think. Also, the back/armrests on the Wegner chair reflect a higher level of craft--it's three pieces connected with long finger joints and shaped almost like an airplane propellor. The Ditzel chair, not so much.

Borrowing an idea from the supermarket tabloids: On the left is a chair by the Danish designer Nanna Ditzel, done in 1955. On the right, The Chair by the Danish designer Hans Wegner, from 1949. Who did it better?
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Thanks, HornOxx. I don't think the chair is too unusual in the Victorian era.

Thanks. It helps to work from detailed photos for scale.

This might be a woodturner's dream. Or nightmare. It depends on your skill at turning beads. Personally, I'd go nuts trying to mae this chair for real. The original was made in the Netherlands in the late 19th century, and was turned from beech. It complements the wall cabinet that Dave Richards recently posted. I based the model on images from the 1sstdibs.com web site.
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Nice work, tuna.

I usually work from straight-on front or side views, but all I had this time were perspective views from the 1stdibs.com web site. So I started the model with Photo Match. I'm actually surprised that it worked.

Nice.

Thank you, Tuna.

Here's a new model, whch I hope will perk up the forum for a while. It's a highboy from the George III period, made in England in about 1780. The original is made of mahogany, with cockbeaded drawer fronts and a restrained but lovely crown molding. The model is fully detailed, with all the joinery.
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Good to know, Robert. Is the table stable?
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I see Kevin Rodel's influence here.

Part Mission, part Art Nouveau. Interesting piece.

Nice work, tuna.

Good thoughts all around. FYI, the piece is made of rosewood (or maybe rosewood veneer), and the top sections are 3/4 in. thick. So, to paraphrase tuna1957, all form and no function.
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dh

I recently did this model of an expandable dining table. The top seems precariously balanced on a short, round shaft. Whem the two leaves are unfolded, as shown here, the top measures 100cm wide and 200 cm long. Quite a balancing act, no doubt.
My source for the model gave no clue about the table's construction, so here's the challenge. How would you construct it so the darn thing doesn't tip over and spill soup in your lap as soon as you lean on it?
Here's my thought. Fill the base with concrete, sink a thick metal rod into the concrete, and weld a thick, wide metal plate onto the rod. Bolt the tabletop to the plate.
Any other suggestions?
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dh

Nice work. I like the style yo chose and the texture you used.
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dh

Thanks, everyone.
dh