Low slab table/rack | Freelance work | 2023 Argentina
I’ve always loved live edge tops, mostly George Nakashima’s work, combining rough slabs with delicate joinery. I found cypress wood slabs, not very common in Buenos Aires. For the feet, apron and crossbars I got incienso wood, and built an easy to assemble structure that I could fit in my car. All the joints are half laps, screwed for sturdyness. The table is finished with Osmo 3062 hardwax oil.
Knives and magnetic block | Freelance work | Argentina 2025
For the last year I’ve dived into knife handle making and found it quite relaxing. The short-term nature of the projects and freehand shaping, resulted to be very pleasing and rewarding after a hard day of management tasks. Subsequently I designed and built a 3” block with powerful magnets inside that can hold up to six knives, enhancing the experience through the magic feel provided by magnets.
Outdoor slab coffee table | Freelance work | Argentina 2024
Once again, I came across a beautiful 2” wood slab, in this case kiri wood, also known as pawlonia. A super lightweight wood, it has the characteristic to resist outdoor use and to be very stable. A friend of mine was looking for a coffee table for her family’s farm house and the idea of a slab table was also appealing to her. I built the incienso structure at the woodshop and enjoyed an outdoor day of work trimming, planing and sanding the top at the farm. Then finished it off with teak oil and within a few hours the table was ready to use.
Totem bed | at Taller Posible | Argentina 2024
A new client wanted a solid wood bed, and asked us to adapt our Totem stool design for it.
We were excited about the challenge, since we haven’t developed the Totem collection further than stool, bench and small accessory tables.
The hardwood chosen was guatambú (Argentina) or pau marfim (Brazil), which is a dense, hard but very flexible mid-range price wood.
The bed should be easily assembled and disassembled in case of an occasional move. We used specific hardware and brought the bed down to four components: sides + front feet (x2), front and backrest + back feet.
For the back rest, we had a 2”x6” bottom piece with a mortise and tennon joint into the 4”x8” back feet and a dowelled 1” glued panel. The 4”x8” front feet were glued, screwed and dowelled into the 2”x8” sides which had the hardware screwed into. The front piece was supported by the front feet too.
Nightstands | Freelance work | Argentina 2022
I was comissioned two nightstands with low budget and complete freedom to design. The woodworking should be simple but I had the opportunity to decide in all aspects.
I chose 1” incienso for the sides and 1” cerejeira for shelves and tops. Both hardwoods have the characteristic of having a very pleasant scent, I took that into account since it was bedroom furniture.
All the joints are dowelled and front edges rounded for a more delicate look. The finish is Osmo 3062 hardwax oil.
Ladder rack and standing coat rack | Freelance work | Argentina 2021
I’ve always found coat racks an easy and fun product to design and build. It feels like a product that can be made entirely at the woodshop, no need for drawing or precise measurements. They also allow some assymetry and the possiblity to add or change plans on the go with little material and effort involved. It almost feels like prototyping something else, just trying to keep it balanced and attractive.
The ladder is quite convenient for hanging all sort of stuff and even place some books on the top shelf, all the pieces are joined and glued with no screws or hardware.
On the standing racks the same logic applies and there is always room for different wood species combination.
Having a board on the base provides stability and adds a little fun to the whole linear design. The joinery detail also becomes more attractive when different shapes and thicknesses are involved. I finished it off with Osmo 3062 hardwax oil.