Mid-Century Goes 21st Gentury: Custom Furniture by Gitane Workshop
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Denver’s Gitane Workshop was founded by architect-turned-furniture designer Scott Friedman, who takes pride “in creating heirloom quality furniture of distinctive authenticity and exceptional craftsmanship.”
Revival or not, Friedman manages to innovate within a staid modern design aesthetic, incorporating top-notch materials and geometric forms in an unconventional yet coherent and elegant visual language.
The “Ton Sai” Collection epitomizes his approach, where curvilinear powder-coated steel legs contrast with glass surfaces and hardwood detailing. The bookshelf—intended to project outward from a wall instead of against it—would be a fascinating partition/centerpiece in a room of any size. Yet for all its unorthodox shape and size, the “Ton Sai” bookshelf doesn’t feel heavy or intrusive, thanks largely to its arcing steel frame.
The “Ton Sai” coffee table, on the other hand, suggests a precarious balance for its minimal construction.
Metal connections are drilled and machine screwed leaving a crisp look unlike welded construction. In the Standard version of this piece the hardwood elements are cylindrical in shape resulting in pure forms… The sculpted version has the same metal frame but the hardwood elements have been lathe turned to have concave surfaces offering a more elegant end product.
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