Slab Desk
The Smith Grandeur desk features a marriage of steel and wood. The black & blue raw steel supports a spalted hackberry top. Hackberry is naturally light in color, sometimes there's little blue streaks, as this one does. The black decay streaks known as spalt, integrate nicely with the dark legs. The work surface has a clear finish. Size 30″h x 30″w x 67.5″l
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As a child, I was inspired by my uncle, master craftsman Howard Lattomus, who collaborated with Herny duPont at Winterthur museum. I am able to maintain Howard's legacy of craftsmanship by working in his original shop in Montchanin, Delaware. My work as a professional cabinetmaker and woodworker spans 18 years of creating pieces ranging from traditional fine furniture to one of kind modern pieces.
As a artist, I try to create work which embodies the spirit of preservation while enhancing nature's natural marvel. I have learned to recognize the importance of water in nature and how its smooth flow nurtures and shapes everything around us, even a fallen tree. Because of wood's relationship with water, each piece has its own mysterious charter, especially the unusual or imperfect specimens. My challenge is to find each piece's opportunity for re-birth while preserving the integrity of its original form, spirit and voice.
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