Furniture & Space

Fabricating the physical center of a room-scale dining installation.

CONTEXT

MATERIALS

Ash hardwood, ash veneered plywood

A wooden table with various decorative objects, flowers, and small sculptures in front of a blue and white tiled counter in a cozy indoor setting.

01 | Design Development

Finding the Form

Early sketch models explored the table’s scale, proportions, and relationship to the surrounding space. These studies established the final design direction later translated into full-scale fabrication.

Concept sketch by Tishika Deora, 2026

Collaborative sketch models documenting the development of the table’s form and spatial arrangement.

Design Intent

The Table as Host

Rather than acting as a neutral surface, the table was designed to shape how guests gathered around it. Its irregular arrangement disrupted conventional seating patterns, placing guests in unexpected proximity and encouraging movement across the installation.

Extensions of the legs rise through the tabletop to become elevated serving surfaces, integrating presentation into the structure and allowing the table to take an active role in the meal.

CAD model and render by Ariana Chacón, 2026
Rhino 8

Assembly Plan

Technical Development

CAD model and technical drawings by Ariana Chacón, 2026
Rhino 8

Orthographic Views

02 | Process

Building the Center

Working from the final design, I fabricated and finished the 7.5-foot table that anchored the installation, translating its spatial concept into a full-scale object prepared for the public event.

From Parts to Table

Glue-up process for Ash hardwood tabletop.

Tabletop with cavities to fit table legs and "butcher block" protrusions.

Ash veneered plywood stock for table legs cut to size.

Cutting slots to account for fitting aprons.

Finished table legs and last leg glue-up.

Laying out corresponding attachment points to align the tabletop with the apron assembly.

Cleaning up Ash hardwood butcher block protrusions.

03 | In the Space

[Setting the Table] Up

Once installed, the table organized the room around a shared surface and created the setting in which the objects, food, and guest interactions came together.

Back to BRUNCH

Inside a shop with wooden display tables and flower arrangements, large windows with curtains, and a view of trees outside.

Close-up of unfinished wooden furniture pieces with metal fittings, placed on a colorful patterned carpet.

A wooden table with decorative bowls and a vase with flowers, placed on a patterned rug in a room with a concrete floor and chairs in the background.

Interior of a cozy cafe with wooden furniture, including a large table with cutting boards, a shelving unit with decorative items, stacked chairs, and a window with curtains and plants outside.

A black pickup truck parked in a parking lot with the passenger side door open, carrying wooden furniture or construction components in the truck bed.