Working Desk
Steel, Ebonized Mahogany, Macassar Ebony, 23k gold / 2020 30 × 60 × 40Designed for the curator who works with objects on her desktop, this suite of display tables and desk serves the dual function of workspace and display space.
Learn more about Richard
- About
Richard Oedel has been making furniture since he was a teenager. His primary shop is in Boston, where he shares a 5,000 sq ft space with the other members of Fort Point Cabinetmakers. He divides his time between Boston and his other design space in Wolfeboro, NH. His work is sold and exhibited internationally and is the past Chairman of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters . Federal furniture is one of his specialties.
He has been featured in Fine Woodworking, Woodshop News, as well as other periodicals and books. A sought after Keynote speaker, he was also the Chair of the national Furniture Society Conference in 2010 at MIT.
His work is in private and public collections as well as the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Richard can be reached at roedel@finefurnituremaster.com and has been a member of the Furniture Society since 2003.
- Region
- Boston, MA
- Website
- www.finefurnituremaster.com
- Media
- Wood, stone, glass, metal
- Professional Status
- Maker
Portfolio
TJ Chairs
Mahogany, Leather / 2013 35 × 17 × 18Working from an original armchair in the Williamsburg Collection, the original was adapted to create side chairs to match. Designed to be used every day for business meetings.
Jewel Case Detail 1
Mahogany, 23k gold, curly maple, cocobolo / 2013A lockable jewelry case. Each drawer runs on dry lubricated brass rails.
Federal Card Table
Mahogany, Fiddleback Makore, Crotch Birch, Ebony, Holly / 2004 34 × 36 × 18Over the years I have made many versions of this, some as folding top card tables, others as console tables, some with fluted legs, some reeded. And of different materials and different colorations. The classic form of the table is truly timeless.
Wild Rose - Cornered
Rosewood, Ash / 2017 33 × 53 × 18The cantilevered design and organic shaping to the legs make this a compelling study in visual complexity. This features the same rosewood that I have used on all the Wild Rose series.
Working Desk
Steel, Ebonized Mahogany, Macassar Ebony, 23k gold / 2020 30 × 60 × 40Designed for the curator who works with objects on her desktop, this suite of display tables and desk serves the dual function of workspace and display space.
Jewel Case
Mahogany, 23k gold, curly maple, cocobolo / 2013 54 × 28 × 18A lockable jewelry case with nine lined and divided drawers, each with a hand carved cocobolo pull. The doors are gilded with 23k gold over textured gesso.
Wild Rose
Rosewood, Ash / 2013 33 × 70 × 18After finding these rosewood boards in a barn in upstate New York, I set about making a series of pieces using this general inspiration. This was the first, and has been in several exhibitions over the years. It now resides in South Carolina.
Waterfall coffee table
Lacquered Wood, platinum gilded cast aluminum / 2019 17 × 40 × 22Part of a design challenge, this waterfall table was laquered and polished to a piano finish, which contrasted nicely with the Platinum-gilded legs.
Megan's Desk - working view
Eucalyptus, Figured Jarrah, East Indian Satinwood, Myrtle / 2014 30 × 64 × 37Over the two topmost drawers there are pull-out worksurfaces. The panels on the inside are finished identically with the outside.
Megan's Desk
Eucalyptus, Figured Jarrah, East Indian Satinwood, Myrtle / 2014 30 × 84 × 37Two spectacularly figured Jarrah boards were the basis for this top, both found in a barn in Australia. The design called for mostly Australian woods, with holly and satinwood as accents. The desk is massive and curved, designed for daily usage.
Dark Starburst
Macassar Ebony, Birch, Ebonized Cherry / 2020 34 × 42 × 14The 14 piece Macassar Ebony fan on the top, with its streaks of burgundy, ginger and coffee, contrasts sharply with the thin, white birch rim which envelops it. Chosen for its extraordinary whiteness, it is supported by reeded legs made of ebonized cherry.
Presentation Table
Mahogany, Marble, Brass, Gold, Bronze / 2020 35 × 42 × 20For a thank you gift. The medallions were designed and cast in the US. The handles cast in France, the roping cast in England, and the inlays all custom created. Lots and lots of 23k gold on everything. And the Portoro marble simply exquisite.
Art Deco Side Table
Macassar Ebony, Burled Maple, 23k gilding / 2018 26 × 23 × 23Developed for a project in Washington DC, the Burled Maple columns contrast sharply with the Macassar Ebony starburst top.