This pair of geometrical and sculptural night stands boasting a bold top with a drawer and a delicate shelf are supported by four very thin legs. Both top frames are geometrically designed to set a playful game with horizontality. They are made in golden oiled French oak with a hand-planed finish.
©Tomaz Viana
©Tomaz Viana
©Tomaz Viana
©Tomaz Viana
©Tomaz Viana
Tomás Viana
- Cabinetmaker
- Cascais, Portugal
- Master Artisan
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Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00
Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00
Phone:
+351 914127465
+351 914127465
©Tomaz Viana
Championing Portuguese cabinetmaking
- • Tomás crafts innovative furniture entirely out of wood
- • He learned woodwork in a recognised Portuguese institution
- • He designs with elegance and solid technical skills
Tomás Viana was studying painting when he courageously accepted that this was not his path. Interested in wood, he first imagined becoming a restorer but decided instead to learn cabinetmaking, at the renowned Fundação Ricardo Espirito Santo Silva, after reading the book '21st Century Design' by Betty Norbury. "For three years, I learned woodcarving and 18th-century cabinetmaking construction techniques with the Foundation’s incredibly skilled masters while acquiring hands-on restoration experience at a friend’s workshop.” Today, Tomás uses modern machines and traditional hand tools to make his original pieces. He attributes his inventive spirit to his grandfather, a chemical engineer who showed his grandson the importance of experimenting to find new solutions.
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SB night stand
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Chair 1 (prototype)
Chair 1 is a very visual and sculptural lounge chair. It is a first experiment to learn more about the plasticity of wicker. Its open arms reach the wide front of the seat, framing a twisted plane made of intricate wicker work. Made of French oak and wicker with a hand-planed finish.
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KD stool
KD stool is a kitchen island high stool with thin arrow pointed legs holding a sculptural and geometrical wooden framed wicker seat. Made of grey wild grained oak and light pale wicker, it is designed to be very comfortable and gentle to touch.
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MAR dining table
The geometric corner legs of this minimalistic dinner table may seem frail to hold a thin yet massive structural French oak top made of three joined boards, but all joints have been carefully studied and designed to cope. The dining table is made in golden brown and grained, oiled French oak with a hand- planed finish.
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