integration workshop

birch veneer plywood, 13″ industrial casters, custom mixed milk-paint, hand-rubbed varnish-oil.
constructed 2009

rover was a three-day project that began as this lively sketch drawn by the client.  the concept was to create a coffee-table on industrial casters with a space that could convert between table surface and ottoman.

this shows the shelves underneath the table before the top was attached.

traditional milk-paint is all natural, very easy to apply, and capable of producing a durable color finish which can vary in appearance from a wash to opaque color, depending on how many coats are applied.

assembly of table-top and shelves.

the bigness of these casters was enjoyable, but the printed warning on the side of the tire was probably the best part.  these 13″ casters warn anyone who reads that they are “not for highway use.”

the white square in this photo is a loose panel within the top which can be flipped between an orange surface matching the rest of the top and the underside which will hold an ottoman cushion.