Stanford University
Equanimity
Designed and manufactured a bedside table exploring opposing qualities that coexist and strengthen one another.
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A personal starting point
Finding form
My brother was moving into his first home, and I wanted to make an object for his new space. The contrast in our personalities—and the way those differences strengthen one another—made me wonder what an object inspired by our relationship might look like. That duality became a starting point for exploring material, structure, and form. Sketches, CAD, and physical prototypes helped translate the idea into a functional object.
Learn through making
Fabrication processes
I had never welded, bent steel tubing, or worked seriously with wood before starting the project. I learned each process through repeated attempts, often discovering that a decision that worked in CAD needed to be reconsidered once I was working with the material. Fabrication became part of the design process itself, shaping both the final object and my understanding of how materials influence form.
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Equanimity
Final design
The finished table gives physical expression to the contrast and balance that shaped the original idea. Walnut and steel create a tension between warmth and precision, while the structure brings those differences into equilibrium. I carried the design from sketches and CAD through fabrication and finishing, documenting the materials, sourcing, and construction along the way.
