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Boards & crafted goods • Individual piece

From the bench to someone else's room

A patterned oak trivet, shown in the customer photograph returned after purchase.

Documented 2020-08From the collection

An object in use

The August 2020 caption describes a customer buying the trivet and sending photographs of it at home. This is a different object from the cutting boards, despite their shared materials.

A finished object in use

I designed and built this trivet from quarter-sawn oak with contrasting wood in a circular pattern. The customer later sent back photos of it being used under a plant, which is the view I like most from this project. It confirms that the piece left the bench and became part of someone else’s room. The materials overlap with some of the cutting boards, but the size, circular layout, and job are different.

Credits & project notes

Trivet fabrication: Michael Pytlowany. In-use photograph supplied by the customer, Robert Lawson; obtain permission before public release.

Sources

Mike's Functional Artistry archive
2020-08-22