This was my first attempt at creating a piece of “furniture”. I made this shelf as a portfolio piece to apply to the Design BFA at Concordia. Shout out to my step-dad Benoît for helping with the wood working. With its hand-sanded surface and the lack of any stain/oil, it sure does look raw and rough when you look from close. I like its simplicity, that was the goal!

This was my original description in 2017:

“As a way to expand my design process, I took initiative and decided to experiment with furniture design. My goal was to create a shelf using three wood planks only. It all started from my sketchbook, and I had three characteristics in mind in terms of design: I wanted the shelf to be geometrically interesting, symmetrical and simple.

This project was an exploration of form in which practicality and aesthetics were both considered. This design was not intended to support many items but to instead showcase a select number of belongings.”