Melbourne based architecture firm Marcus O’Reilly Architects have been awarded the Craft Victoria Design and Innovation Award for 2009 for their Flotsam and Jetsam table. Recently, exhibited in Melbourne’s 2009 Fringe Furniture Festival and soon to be exhibited at The Edge in Sydney and featured in Craft Victoria’s “Encounter”, The piece of furniture is a unique and captivating coffee table created with driftwood washed up on local beaches around St Kilda.
The pieces of timber were trimmed to size, wire brushed, coloured, waxed and placed on a minimal raw black steel frame. Unique markings, stamps, holes and hardware in the wood alludes to the origins of each individual piece of driftwood.
Furniture | Where: VIC
Marcus O’Reilly Architects is currently making driftwood tables to order. There are two standard sizes available which can be purchased via email or by phone. Custom sizes and variations are available upon request. Variations in colors and wood should be expected and no two tables will be alike. Marcus O’Reilly Architects have a dedicated group of surfers on the lookout for only the best driftwood the ocean can provide.
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Photography by Dianna Snape
