2011 winners best furniture
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Coffee and Cream
Project Location:Austin, Texas
Total Retail Price: $$1,250
Weight: 100lbs
Concrete Mix: Custom GFRC
Turn-around time: 6 weeks
Other Materials: Solid maple and solid walnut
Design team: Justin Cook and David Mosser
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John Newbold’s Coffee and Cream was awarded Best Furniture in the 2011 CHENG Concrete Circle of Distinction Design Challenge by judges Fu-Tung Cheng, designer (Cheng Design, Cheng Products, CHENG Concrete), Robert Brunner, industrial designer (Ammunition Group, Fuego), and Dan Gregory, editor and author (Houseplans.com).
Project Objective and Client Feedback
The clients are designers and were looking for a living room centerpiece that would simultaneously serve as a visual focal point and enhance social interactions. They were also interested in using the coffee table as a vehicle to explore innovative concrete techniques. The clients had functional requirements of the table as well, needing a space for a wireless keyboard and mouse and additional, integrated storage space.
The clients felt that their 60” x 20” finished table is both exquisitely beautiful and highly functional. “The clients were extremely pleased at our ability to creatively and successfully find solutions to each objective of the project,” says Newbold.
