Silas Kopf - Bad Hare Day at the Renwick?

Bad Hare Day by Silas Kopf

Silas Kopf and Tom Coughlin building "Bad Hare Day"
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Silas Kopf's fusion of form, function and concept grounds his characteristic wit and sense of irony in Bad Hare Day. This exquisitely crafted oval cabinet is the stage for an incongruous marquetry drama; a sleek red-coated fox is being chased by a trio of emboldened hares. This piece is both universal and distinctly American. It's apt that the James Renwick Alliance acquisitions committee voted in May, 2008, to acquire it for a five-figure sum and gift it to the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery.

"Bad Hare Day"

       

Macassar ebony, walnut, maple, and various woods (40" X 58" X 27") 

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YannickChastang | Design

"Egret Cabinet"

YannickChastang | Design: "Egret Cabinet" By Yannick Chastang

A collector’s cabinet decorated with marquetry of pink ivory, ebony, and holly.

1.2 metres wide by 45 cm deep and 1.3 metres high

Yannick Chastang with Egret Cabinet

Designed and made by Yannick Chastang

This collector’s cabinet, fitted with 14 drawers behind a pair of marquetry doors, is an uncompromising, luxurious piece of furniture. Its shape is strongly influenced by the furniture made during the 1920s by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879-1933) while the marquetry decoration finds its source in the great lacquer works produced in Japan during the 17th century, so well known for the quality of their drawing and understanding of space.