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Espeland Bed 2012

A friend of mine commissioned me to make a bed frame for her. I stole the design from Netwerch and modified it. The form reminded me of a spine and ribcage and I wanted to heighten that association. The modularity and knockdown assembly are also appealing as I would be shipping it out of state. But making it from scratch as a one-off was challenging. The bent plywood form required making a two-part mold and a special jig for cutting the interlocking tabs.

 
http://www.scottoliverworks.com/files/gimgs/th-18_espeland_web_01.jpg
Espeland Bed

Bending plywood, plywood, maple veneer; 18" x 58.75" x 75."

 
http://www.scottoliverworks.com/files/gimgs/th-18_espeland_web_02.jpg
Espeland Bed (detail)

Bending plywood, plywood, maple veneer; 18" x 58.75" x 75."

 
http://www.scottoliverworks.com/files/gimgs/th-18_espeland_web_03.jpg
Espeland Bed (detail)

Bending plywood, plywood, maple veneer; 18" x 58.75" x 75."

 
http://www.scottoliverworks.com/files/gimgs/th-18_espeland_web_04.jpg
Espeland Bed

Bending plywood, plywood, maple veneer; 18" x 58.75" x 75."

 
http://www.scottoliverworks.com/files/gimgs/th-18_espeland_web_07.jpg
Espeland Bed

Pencil sketch; 8.5" x 11."

 
http://www.scottoliverworks.com/files/gimgs/th-18_espeland_web_05.jpg
Espeland Bed

Sketch-up model.

 
http://www.scottoliverworks.com/files/gimgs/th-18_espeland_web_06.jpg
Espeland Bed

In progress: gluing-up one of the bent plywood forms.