Ripple Side Table
Stoneware, American White Oak
Winner Denfair Front Centre 2020
Collaboration with Jordan Leeflang
The Ripple Side Table draws inspiration from the natural phenomenon of sand ripples and the meditative act of tracing patterns in sand. The ceramic top has been wheel thrown, patterned and glazed in a silky, satin white. Its rippled texture encourages tactile interaction, seemingly begging fingers to drift across it. The American White Oak base works to frame and compliment the ceramic top and its hand turned legs elevate the piece. The pairing of stoneware with the timber frame challenges the traditional position of ceramics in the domestic setting; here, the tableware becomes the table.
Xanthe Murphy and Jordan Leeflang are emerging designers who met at JamFactory, where they are both currently undertaking the second year of the associate program in the ceramics and furniture studios respectively. With Bachelor’s degrees in their chosen fields, 2020 sees the first collaboration from the two – the Ripple Side Table. Their multidisciplinary training covers ceramics, textiles, object design, furniture making and interior architecture. A shared interest in material exploration has led to this exciting new collaboration that combines ceramics and furniture.
Exhibited at:
Surface 2020
1000 Chairs, 2020
Adelaide, SA
Front Centre 2020
Front Centre 2020 Winner
Denfair 2.0, 2020
Virtual, Australia
Workshopped 20
Australian Design Centre, 2020
Sydney, NSW
Generate
JamFactory, 2020
Adelaide, SA