Carpenter Coffee Table

Dimensions:
48 × 18 × 16 in (W x D x H)
121.92 x 45.72 x 40.64 cm

About this Miriam Carpenter Coffee Table

Miriam Carpenter began her furniture design career at George Nakashima’s New Hope, PA studio, wherein the importance of choosing a woodcut and the emphasis on process and craftsmanship are of highest importance. This training shines through Carpenter’s full catalog of work, including the Carpenter Coffee Table. The table, originally designed and created for a Nakashima Woodworkers Exhibition at Moderne Gallery in 2013, is a testament to Miriam Carpenter’s vision: uncovering hidden, natural realities that unfold around us each day.

Coffee table with live-edge top

From the rough live edges of the tabletop wood panel, rich with detail and preserved from its natural state, to the angular, nontraditional configuration of the table base, this piece exemplifies Carpenter’s eagle-eye for detail. The Carpenter Coffee Table’s tabletop piece is crafted from a choice cut of claro walnut, native to the Western U.S. and heralded for its beauty and durability, while the base of locally sourced black walnut features a straighter grain. The features of each cut plays off of its place in the table, pairing dark with light, wild with restrained, precise with natural variance.

Miriam Carpenter’s Vision

Miriam Carpenter believes that art is the universal language, a pinnacle of understanding and connection between people. She honors natural details and allows imagination to take over, channeling her creativity into a spontaneous discovery of new processes across mediums. She cites this fluidity, along with her interest in conveying scientific, mathematical, and other concepts, as a definitive aspect of her vision. This can be easily identified in the Carpenter Coffee Table, a clear product of her visionary work and meticulous processes.

Miriam Carpenter – Master Woodworker

Miriam Carpenter resides in Pipersville, PA. She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design before beginning her work at George Nakashima’s prestigious woodworking studio. Her work is internationally recognized and can be found globally in both public and private collections. She is revered for her ability to bring what is often overlooked to prominence, and for the experimental yet highly precise nature of her work.

Designed and created by Miriam Carpenter in 2013. Custom commissions available.

Miriam Carpenter is a contemporary artist and designer based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. As a Rhode Island School of Design alumna, she began her career designing alongside Mira Nakashima. Through new processes, her work explores things often overlooked—unveiling the hidden complexities around us. Imbued with heart and soul, her action-oriented form of art is a union of traditional technique, ingenuity and talent that is rooted in a conscious effort to create lasting positive change.