Teak (with provenance) by netkonnexion

Teak (with provenance)

This is a macro shot of a solid piece of teak - a tabletop. It is a genuine Terrance Conran design from the 1960s. It was bought new and has now been in my family since that time. We love this table. It is deeply marked, but as you can see, that is provenance, not ruin, to a piece of teak.

The entire table is teak. It is really solid. The table top alone is made of one piece of teak measuring 3 feet wide by six feet long and one inch deep. What a magnificent tree that must have come from.

Teak is a threatened species. As such I would be very guilty today if I had thoughts of buying such a thing. The environmental pressures in the underdeveloped world are already excessive, without making it worse.

I feel I have a duty to preserve this table. It has endured centuries of growth and now I eat my lunch off it. I respect the table for its beautiful and simple design. I deeply love the table for its wonderful heritage from nature. I would like to think it could be in my family for the centuries of use it deserves.

Be careful what you do with the world... It may not be able sustain us tomorrow.

My other 356 albums:
http://www.365project.org/netkonnexion/anotherone/
http://www.365project.org/netkonnexion/number03/
Not entirely sure if this is tongue-in-cheek or foot-in-mouth, but won't ask, for fear of displaying my ignorance, so I'll simply respond with the time-honoured non-committal comment, "Fab!"
May 5th, 2011  
@wordpixman - Actually this is genuine connection with an object on my part.

We really do love this table and it is a lovely object. It represents the best of the 1960s furniture design - a cultural representative of its time. Its provenance and its design are the sorts of things that help to give a piece of furniture great value in the future.

But I really think that considering how dangerously we are treating the environment that something so enduring as this should be preserved, loved and respected for what it was and what it represents.

I have chosen to include this in the competition 'theme-natureupclose' because the grain and colour are lovely and it is a really solid example of a threatened species.
May 5th, 2011  
@netkonnexion ... Just as I thought; I had one very similar at about that time, and share your thoughts. I think mine was by Macintosh, but no longer have it since down-sizing to a very small flat,
May 5th, 2011  
Lovely macro and what a great item to pass along in your family. Everyone in my family has furniture with a story behind it - either because they are nice pieces handed down or because all of the young need things as they are just starting their own lives. It is fun to have the history and the feeling of helping the planet just a little!
May 5th, 2011  
Fantastic colour. The thumbnail drew my attention straight away. Nice commentary too.
May 5th, 2011  
fantastic texture. what a beautiful family treasure.
May 6th, 2011  
beautiful texture and I can envision the beauty of the table as I love 60's teak furniture. But I agree be careful what you do today as it effects others tomorrow.
May 6th, 2011  
Love this - photo AND story.
June 4th, 2011  
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