Reveal Table

Inspiration is a blessed thing, but rarely arrives at the time of one's choosing. I was sitting in the spray booth at Art Center, alone and quiet save the white drone of the exhaust fans. I sat, respirator strapped to my head, contemplating the next step for the PHILLIPS vase you see in the previous post, literally watching the latest coat of paint dry. I had nothing to draw on, hands covered in paint and only the paint booth surface to serve as a table. And, naturally, that's when I thought of the concept for the Reveal Table.

This coffee table concept is actually two tables intended to be used together, the amount of empty space between the halves left to the user’s discretion. Following the first clean, geometric read, the piece begins to reveal more about itself, encouraging the eye to wander and explore. Lit from within, escaping light is only revealed through frosted “cuts” angling into its volume set against a surface of black mirrored acrylic.