casework

Wall Cabinet

White ash, coopered doors, an interior stained deep indigo.

A tall white ash cabinet with curved doors on a blue-stained plinth, closed
Closed
The cabinet with both doors open, revealing a deep blue interior with two shelves
Doors open
Close view of the ash shelves against the indigo-stained back of the cabinet
Shelves

The doors are resawn from one board and bookmatched, so the grain opens outward from the centre line like a pair of wings. They are coopered — built from staves and faired by hand — which lets the front of the case read as a single soft curve rather than two flat panels. The V cut into their lower edge is the only pull the cabinet has.

Everything behind them is stained. Shelves, back, sides, the drawer front and the plinth all carry the same indigo, so opening the doors is less like opening a cupboard than like opening a window onto a different room. The plinth repeats the colour underneath, which lifts the pale case off whatever surface it stands on.

Specifications

Species
White ash; interior and plinth in blue-stained ash
Hardware
Solid brass butt hinges
Availability
Commission

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The blue-fronted drawer at the base of the cabinet pulled open, beside a brass hinge
Detail of the notched door bottoms meeting above the blue plinth

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