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In
a non-descript shopping
center in Raleigh, North Carolina, there was a quaint Chinese
restaurant whose
dining room was dotted with picturesque wooden tables painted with
floral
motifs. My wife reported this to me upon her return from a
customer
meeting she had at the restaurant. The painting, I understood,
was rich
and colorful. She asked me to join her for a gander on a Saturday
afternoon so that I too could enjoy the splendor. When
we got to the restaurant, they were not yet
open. We
peeked
in the window and I was astonished to see that
the tables were
fairly
pedestrian in quality and it seemed this was the reason for the
elaborate
floral motifs. I nodded in confirmation that the tables were indeed
beautiful and I well remember the ensuing challenge
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having
heard it
many times before. Now committed to making a
floral
inspired dining table, I set
out discovering what it was
about the table in the restaurant that seemed so appealing. The table
was really just a container for a
painting, in the same way that a movie screen exists for the display of
film. The design concept was based on a structured framework
for the display of art; a poster case if you
will. The backdrop is a built-up maple veneered slab upon
which lay centered an abstract print. The print is encapsulated in
glass and
a polished aluminum frame. The foundation is composed of maple and
other
veneered components highlighted by solid turned and quartered
maple bookends which are inlaid with polished
aluminum and stainless
steel socket cap screws.
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