The Flotsam Furniture Works

Custom Furniture Handmade in Portland, OR

IDS West is officially in full swing! If you're in the neighborhood and want to gush about furniture, stop by the Prototype exhibit and say hi. Ask nicely and I might even let you wear my lanyard.
Sauvie and I are off to Vancouver this week for IDS West. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by the Prototype exhibit and ogle some furniture with us. @idsvancouver #idswest #idsletsexplore #ids17
Eclipse shadows!!! During the partial phase of the eclipse, you can see sunlight filtering through the trees and projecting hundreds of tiny eclipses on the pavement. #eclipse2017
Bench frames webbed and awaiting upholstery.
Just finished my latest run of spindle legs, enough for eight benches with a tripod to spare. Or alternatively, one bench with 35 legs (a triacontakaipentapod!). Either way, glad to step away from the lathe for awhile.
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I put together a little walnut side table to compliment the Havana chair. I couldn't resist sneaking in a few more circles.
One last detail shot of those walnut accents.
Just a few more.
And there it is! Despite the many custom adjustments, credit for this design should probably still go to Adrian Pearsall, whose Havana Chair was the initial inspiration. Unfortunately the original has been out of production since the 1960's, so what's an atomic era furniture enthusiast to do?
And now, the upholstery.
I put together this little bending form for a recent commission, a kind of custom version of Adrian Pearsall's Havana Chair. Sooner or later I ought to upgrade my vacuum press to one that can accommodate these larger forms, but since this was a simple radius curve, I was able to get away with only using the strap clamps (plus when you strum on those bands after they've been tensioned around that hollow barrel, it makes the most strangely satisfying sound).
Another pair of walnut side tables ready to be released back into the wild.
Another bright little fella in canary upholstery off to SoCal.
Took the family to the Oregon coast to watch some waves and hide from the world for a weekend. After coming home and getting caught up on recent events, it seems the world isn't quite the way I left it.
Another walnut side table, this one with a few custom size adjustments, is finished and off to its new home in California.
Been working on a new cushioning system for outdoor furniture. Once your butt goes numb it's actually quite comfortable. #snowpocalypse2017
Portland was hit with a rather remarkable ice storm last Friday. Throughout the night, as trees became increasingly laden with ice, you would hear a sharp snap whenever a limb finally gave way under the weight, then the most incredible clatter as all that ice went tumbling through branches and scattering across the frozen ground. The rest of the weekend hummed along to the sound of chainsaws as neighbors, road crews, and utility workers cleared away debris and worked to get the lights back on. #portland
Last one, promise.