72 Australian Wood Review
Amy Howell’s poem ‘The Garden
by Moonlight’. Bent laminations
support an embroidered fabric seat,
the patterns of which are mimicked
in marquetry on the back. This was a
piece that delighted with its details.Phoebe Everill and Michael Lau made
chairs. The provenance of Phoebe’s
Drummond Chair was complete as the
blackwood was harvested from her own
land and crafted nearby in her own
workshop. With elegant proportions,
softened with subtle curves and tapers
it was designed for the intimacy and
pleasure of everyday use.Michael Lau was mentored by
Damion Fauser and produced two
chairs in contrasting timbers. Espresso
and Latte had curves on every plane
and were designed on a larger scale
which gave them a strong presence.
The vertical arrangement of grain
on both the seat and backrest were
a feature, as was the inclusion of
glimpses of sapwood which danced,
particularly in the black walnut, with
the chatoyance theme.EXHIBITIONS564