I showed a console table, in cherry and ash, and a pair of chairs, (native cherry}, at the annual Scottish Furniture Makers Association Exhibition in Edinburgh in October.
I have recently completed a set of 6 of these chairs in native cherry, (which, in Scotland, is called “gean”). Because of its scarcity, and the demand for it for fine cabinetwork, one of the big yards down south (Duffields in Yorkshire) has now classified cherry as an ‘exotic’…. and priced it accordingly! These chairs are £750 each.
The console table is partially inspired by the early sixties Maserati sports-racing car known as the “birdcage”. Its incredibly low bodywork meant that the wheel arches rose dramatically above the bonnet line. In my table, the floating top kicks up above the tops of the legs.
This console table, in cherry and ash, is for sale at £1175.
