Work of Art

Bed side table

1975

Personal Work of Art, Woodworking

198cm long table, made entirely out of three-quarter inch planks, nailed and glued together to form a box-like structure; made for Ingrid King.

Created by:

Christopher Alexander

Contents

Drawings

Bed Side Table: Sketches 01/01/1975

Sketches

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Small perspectives and sketches of top and side views of a bed side table, with decorative variations.

Photographs

Bed Side Table: Photographs 01/01/1975

Interior View

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Print, Negative

Characteristics:

8"x10", 4"x5", 35mm, B&W

Five views of the table in various settings.

References

Articles

Sketches of a New Architecture 01/01/1984

Publication, Book Contribution

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Published in:

Architecture in an Age of Skepticism: A Practitioners' Anthology, pp. 8-27

Editor:

Denys Lasdun

Publisher:

Heinemann, London, U.K.