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Cinderella table

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Created in 205 by Dutch designer Jeroen Verhoeven and inspired by 17th Century design – the ‘Cinderella ‘ table…

From the Victoria & Albert Museum website: “For the form of the table Verhoeven was inspired by 17th and 18th century archetypal shapes of tables and commodes that he found in the library of the Stedlijk Museum in Amsterdam, because he regarded this period as the highpoint of furniture craftsmanship. He simplified their outlines, then merged them together in a computer to create a fluid three-dimensional form from two-dimensional drawings.

“This process took three months to perfect. The virtual design was ’sliced’ and each of the 57 slices, each 80mm thick (a total of 741 layers of plywood), was fabricated by CNC (computer numerically controlled) cutting machines, working on three, and sometimes five axes. Each slice was cut from the front and from the back to perfect the curves and undercuts, pushing the boundaries of the technology. All the slices were assembled and the entire object, which is a hollow plywood form, was finished by hand.”

A Limited edition of 20, many of which were purchased by museums while a few remain available from Friedman Benda in New York and Haunch of Venison in London with an estimated value between $40,000 to $60,000.

[via: bookofjoe.com]

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