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fruiting bodies

cindy nachareun

m.arch foundation evda 582: studio ii in architecture instructor: graham livesey

Fruiting Bodies explores the relationship between us and the everyday table. Derived from the word “excrescence”, it takes a form inspired from the parasitic relationship between cordyceps and insects. The protrusions come through the tabletop, forcing users into placing their objects in different ways, similar to the control a cordyceps has over their hosts. Limited to one 5’x5’ sheet of birch plywood and wood glue, this table was assembled using a simple stub tenon and groove joint, along with several holes cut to fit the “cordyceps” through. The table was finished with oil to bring out the natural colour of the wood.