IP21 Single/Group Work Table

The fourth piece of furniture to build for IP21 was a desk that would fit in a space that is about 6 feet wide, but could extend to seat groups of people in a larger space. The idea is to design furniture that is multi-purpose and can grow and change along with the company.
I did some exploring and found a lot of different table leaf hardware and long drawer slides I could use, but in the end they seemed like more of a hindrance than a help. So, I designed a system that would work, using three tables of descending size nested together:

I liked the idea that, if needed, you could have three completely separate tables. But, once I got them all together, the legs of the smallest table got hung up on the legs of the biggest table, and it wasn't able to extend as it needed to. I had to cut two of the smallest table's legs off to allow it to glide all the way out. This eliminated the possibility of having three separate tables, but it does allow for a 5 foot wide table to extend to 14 1/2 feet, as you can see below.






This table was a challenge to figure out, but I am pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Second IP21 Desk.

The second desk for IP21:

These images are pre-sanding and finishing. The top still has the protective paper on it, but it's 3/4 thick plexiglass. As with the other table, this one has no hardware holding it together...just the pressure of the joints.

Magnetic Storage

I just epoxied the super strong magnets into the storage boxes for IP21. And I only got my fingers pinched in between them once.

The plexiglass proved much harder to work with than I expected and for a short bit I thought that I had ruined a $500 sheet of material. But when all was said and done, the plexi looked great and I had only a slight pulled muscle in my right arm (that 3/4" thick stuff is HEAVY). The edges buffed out nicely with 400 grit sandpaper and some steel wool.

I'm sure the images of them magically hanging from the ceiling will be much more dramatic.

IP21 Desk v.1

The first full scale version of the IP21 desk I've been working on*. There is no hardware holding it all together...just pressure fit joints and 3 grooves in the underside of top to keep it in place.

*All these images are pre-sanding and waxing...that'll really make that grain color pop.

Bike Drawing

I'm currently working in collaboration with composer David Jensenius. The plan is for me to make 10 drawing machine drawings that he will than compose music from.

Here is the machine strapped to my bike before the maiden voyage (please note the beautiful rug under the bike):

I rode this trusty bike to work today to make the first drawing:

...and here is the drawing it made: