A Gorilla side table, created from a single piece of Lychee wood. Its beauty has been rounded with a Gorilla, casted from Sterling silver and brought it to life by embellishing it with Black Onyx eyes.
Lychee wood has a bark that looks grey black, with the branches being a reddish brown tone. It also has a wonderful zig zag grain which has been referred to as the tiger skin design. Lychee wood is a premium wood and that makes it perfect for tables and furniture, since the wood is extremely dense, durable and hard. It is also a solid wood that has great rot resistance, weather durability as well as good anti-termite properties, making it perfectly suited to make outdoor furniture. It is a tropical tree native to India, China and parts of South East Asia, including Thailand. The first record about lychee in Thailand was dated back to the year 1854 (King Rama IV) and first came along with Chinese traders and immigrants during the Ratanakosin Era (since 1782). Some trees which are older than 100 years still exist in Thailand’s Samut Songkhram province.
The Gorilla symbolism stands for loyalty, leadership, compassion, dignity, and accountability. These symbolic meanings are more concentrated on selflessness than individualism. This spirit animal exudes a quiet honour, a calm dignity and also symbolizes leadership with temperance, understanding, compassion, and balance, helping grow ones innate inner strength.
This piece can often be used as a stool instead of a side table, although it can often end up being a objet’ art at a collectors home. The design took approximately 4-6 weeks of labour to finish, with over 4 craftsmen and designers involved from design to production.
Size: 49(W) x 57(L) x 45.5(H) cm.
Weight: 34 kg.
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