For my four-board construction, I aimed to celebrate a book I particularly admire: Wa: The Essence of Japanese Design. In doing so, I really wanted to create a form that would showcase or display the book, while also providing the ability to store the book (and anything else you might want to). Thus, in my final design, the book table can be flipped over to serve as a more traditional coffee table if the user prefers.

Due to the shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the intention of the design shifted away from physical construction to digital modeling and rendering. However, the fabrication sketch and technical drawings below represent how the product would’ve been produced in the shop.