A Crafts Council touring exhibition at Oriel Myrddin Gallery 25 February – 7 April 2012
Daniel O’Riordan
Ripple Tank Table
2010
Oak, glass
In this solid wood table surface, O’Riordan aims to capture that ephemeral moment as rain hits water.
First, he developed simulations using fluid dynamics software and the resulting computer-generated wire frame mesh were then CNC milled onto the surface of a solid oak table top. This highly detailed machining takes 64 hours to complete, after which the surface is then polished by hand and joined to glass sheets to give the impression that it is floating above the ground.
