301 : bungalow

Strongly influenced by the pattern of movement I imagined hummingbirds’ wings to create, with fast paced visual beats contrasting on diagonals, I incorporated the herringbone-like pattern as a horizontal datum on my furniture pieces.  As the central part of my design, this gesture helped to conceptualize the connections of the hummingbird to the pattern, direction and movement of lines from the bungalow and Arts and Crafts period.

With bodies designed especially for eating, and with as much time perched as flying, the notion of eating while perching articulates the dynamics of a dining room setting; sometimes used for casual family dinners, sometimes used for active entertaining.  The typical green and rose colors of a hummingbird also reflect the historic colors of the Arts and Crafts period, staying true to the bungalow style.

The dining chairs marry together the nature of my textiles with the forms that are articulated in the pattern of the other furniture pieces.  The joints shown mostly on the backs of the chairs pay tribute to the craft of the Arts and Crafts period.  Although they tie these two elements together their whimsical character helps them to stand out in the room.

The pattern on the enlay running across my furniture pieces was inspired by the motion of a hummingbird. This concept is a key component repeated throughout the space.  The alternating wood tones adds contrast that also plays into the space.  Deriving from both color schemes of the Arts
the coloring of a hummingbird the rose pink and greens also add contrast in the dining room.