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ARCHITECTURENOW 6 September 2022 - Behind the Object | The Milford Desk

“Quality furniture is instantly recognisable, but with pieces from Christchurch-based bespoke furniture studio Tréology, you might pick up on something more profound. ”

— Jacinda Rogers

What’s your typical approach to designing a piece of furniture?

(MJD): When we are designing a new Tréology piece, the ideas usually always come after we’ve spent time away from the office getting out into the natural environment. We seek to infer design references from the land and in many cases, source the material locally also.

We take photos, then put pen to paper, create a quick sketch or words to describe the idea, create concept drawings which may then progress through to prototyping stage (if needed) and then we craft the final design solution.

For this specific design, it started by creating quick paper models, and then we developed some initial CAD drawings before progressing to creating a scale model out of cardboard.

The design challenge was trying to get the inverted folds right, which is why we approached Dr Emerson, a lecturer at the University of Canterbury that teaches Engineering Design and Analysis. Using the mathematical formula he provided, we crafted a scale 1:10 prototype mock-up of the desk’s legs from an acrylic sheet…READ MORE

ARCHITECTURENOW 6 September 2022

Words by Jacinda Rogers

ARCHITECTURENOW 6 September 2022 - Behind the Object | The Milford Desk words by Jacinda Rogers

Treology Milford Desk

The Treology Milford desk is made from an ancient matai tree (a native timber of New Zealand). This sustainable timber is GPS traced and crafted into a luxury desk furniture.

Treology Milford Desk

The Treology Milford desk is made from an ancient matai tree (a native timber of New Zealand). This sustainable timber is GPS traced and crafted into a luxury desk furniture.

Treology Milford Desk

The Milford desk is made from an ancient matai tree (a native timber of New Zealand) . This sustainable timber is GPS traced, taking the owners back to the source of where the timber was rescued.

Treology Milford Desk

The Milford desk is made from an ancient matai tree (a native timber of New Zealand) . This sustainable timber is GPS traced, taking the owners back to the source of where the timber was rescued.

Treology Milford Desk

The Milford desk is made from an ancient matai tree (a native timber of New Zealand) . This sustainable timber is GPS traced, taking the owners back to the source of where the timber was rescued.

Treology Milford Desk

The Milford desk is made from an ancient matai tree (a native timber of New Zealand) . This sustainable timber is GPS traced, taking the owners back to the source of where the timber was rescued.