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STUDENT, TERTIARY: TOP 10
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WINNER: BRANDON HARRISON
Sturt School for Wood, teacher David Upfill-Brown
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a little emphasis, rock maple. ‘A coffee table inspired by the crisp geometric compositions of the Bauhaus and Gerrit Rietveld. The teetering cantilevered top rests on stacked but separate boxes with a hidden structure allowing them to ‘float’ above each other. A 5° tilt increases the visual impact of the cantilever and allowed me to really test myself when hand cutting the drawer joinery. I think that learning is best done in the deep end. The table looks like it was created in italics, and just as italicised text suggests emphasis, I wanted this table
to emphasise what can be achieved in this beautiful natural material.’ Photos: Ashley Mackevicius
WHAT THE JUDGES SAID
The brief to create a visually light piece has been elegantly achieved. The references to modernism are sensitively approached. The use of rock maple and the grain direction on the drawers emphasise the lightness of the piece, the shadow lines reinforce the illusion of lightness. Ruth Thompson
Brandon Harrison’s desk is geometric, sleek and at a glance looks to defy physics. The complex structure and angled joinery look effortless. With a beautiful drawer pull solution this piece is well resolved and very well executed. William Bayliss
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