This book by John Kassay is rocking my world.
I’m designing some free standing Shaker style kitchen pieces for an upcoming commission, so I’ve been reading a lot about the Shaker furniture movement. I think I may have been born in the wrong century…
Reclaimed redwood, douglas fir, and cedar cabinetry. Marine-ply and aluminum carcass. Tricycle chassis made by Nijland.
This cargo trike is designed to house both a mobile exhibit collection and a kiosk for Exploratorium membership staff. The trike cabinetry tucks away for compact travel. Once parked, the surface expands to create the membership desk and the main box opens out into a seemingly endless cabinet of scientific curiosities.
Co-designed by Lee and Jesse Marsh for the Exploratorium
Woodwork by Lee, 2011
Solid mahogany, acrylic. Lap joints and natural finish.
These three ‘crates’ illustrate how an object’s apparent size depends on one’s viewing distance. They also appear to defy the laws of geometry–only appearing to be solid crates from one point in 3D space. Walk around them and their seemingly closed shape begins to visually deconstruct. Amaze your friends by walking right into them without stepping over the sides.
Designed by Steve Gennrich for Outdoor Exploratorium
Built by Lee, 2011
Solid poplar with mortise and tenon joinery and birch plywood seats. Natural finish.
These chairs flip to become child sized tables and adult sized stools.
Built by Lee, 2011
15″x12-1/2″x14″
Created for the Exploratorium’s Geometry Playground traveling show, these large geometrical tunnels are made from laminated maple plywood sheets.
Designed by Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, additional woodworking and assembly by Anders Cole
CNC fabrication by Lee, 2009
4′x8′x4′
photos by Amy Snyder for the Exploratorium
Plywood, formica, maple, acrylic and assorted electronic & analogue inner-workings.
These table-top exhibit cabinets were made at the Exploratorium as part of a collection for the new Queens Library Discovery Center at the Queens Public Library in Jamaica, NY.
Cabinet design by Lee. Exhibit design by Tom Tompkins
Built by Lee, 2009
photos by Amy Snyder for the Exploratorium
These oak plywood cabinets can stand alone or be connected in varying configurations to accommodate different spatial and storage needs.
Based on design by Nick Offerman. Built by Lee, 2009
Width varies, all units are 16″ deep x 22″ tall
California King sized walnut bed with solid walnut platform, solid poplar slats and two birch plywood storage drawers. Designed for easy disassembly into two manageable units.
Designed and built by Lee, 2010
74″x79″x10″
Bookmatched california claro walnut dining table with benches.
Hand rubbed oil finish
Designed and built by Lee, 2010
106”x40”x30”
Redwood slab top with black walnut trestle base, Hand rubbed oil finish
Designed and built by Lee, 2010
72”x36”x30”