Year of Design: 2013
Description: End Table & Stool
Country of Manufacture: USA, crafted by hand in NYC
Materials: Laminated Solid Birch, 1 Mirror Polished Stainless Steel
Finishes: Whitewashed Satin Lacquer
Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 22" H, 457 x 457 x 559 mm H
Packaging: 24L x 26W x 28"H
Weight: 114 lb. / 51.7 kg.
This young design studio's growing body of work explores minimal geometric furniture that is both sculptural and functional. Run by Harvard Architecture school grad and Parsons professor Justin Huxol, HUXHUX takes inspiration from the sculptural works of Tony Smith & Donald Judd, paying homage to reductive form making and repetitive geometries from his time working for Rem Koolhaas at OMA-Rotterdam.
The latest addition to the Nugget family uses reflection as its operative language. This side table is constructed of laminated birch veneers, creating a super solid form that blurs the lines of materiality. This piece explores the resurgent craft of Wendell Castle's seminal laminated wood masterpieces, but stems from an interest in rigid geometric, non-organic form. The top facet of this piece is mirror polished stainless steel, making for a highly reflective crisp visual that sometimes mirrors its surroundings while at other times it appears to be a black hole.