FUNGO

I like to see any piece of wood as a piece of art, nature’s art with unique
shapes and colors.

Seeing this piece of wood fallen from an old oak tree in my father’s garden, I wanted to rescue it from its probable destiny in the fireplace. Picking it up with its unique form, I saw the potential of shaping something beautiful with it.

Undressed from its bark in my workshop I could discover its colors, smell and read its veining like traces of history.

Looking for a function to make this  into a piece of furniture it came natural to use it to support a plane top and make it into a small coffee table to have close to a sofa, offering support to a cup of coffee, a glass of beer and a book.

To improve the stability of the table I reinforced the base with some white
concrete and tied the light top with some steel rods. The trunk was then oiled to enhance its colors and the top was painted with water based white paint.