ISOSCELES

A pair of nightstands / bedside cabinets in ebonised French plane wood with tessellated triangular-patterned peppercorn drawer fronts

Dimensions: W 470mm x D 400mm x H 580mm 

Isosceles \ adjective \ ahy-sos-uh-leez

Having two sides equal (esp. of triangle)

Isosceles is a pair of bedside cabinets fronted in Laurent’s bespoke Piper whole black peppercorn finish. Reminiscent of traditional luxury shagreen surfaces, the peppercorn material has in this instance been applied in tessellated triangular tiles, each of which is a corner offcut from a commissioned set of octagonal dining placemats commissioned by a famous New York architect’s firm, re-imagined, re-used, re-ordered and re-assembled into new surfaces. Too good to discard.

In a departure from previous variants of the material, the top layers here have been variably tinted to lend the pieces a vintage luxury feel and impart a sense of ageing. Dark stained and hand-rubbed French plane wood forms the simple linear cabinet carcases, with boards cut and mitred so that the wood grain flows uninterrupted up, over and down the opposite side of each piece. Plane wood is such a naturally beautiful and varied timber, due to the way the grain presents itself through different angles of milling cuts. To show off this versatility, the drawers themselves present three variations all from the same tree: quartersawn lacewood, iron-stained, and lye-whitened. Drawer construction is traditional with dovetailed joinery, solid bases and drawer slips, but for ease of use and full extension these are supported on hidden Blum soft-close runners.