Lucinda Leech
Lucinda takes a serious environmental interest in the source of her raw materials and to this end has devoted much of her time to travelling extensively to research methods of managing, harvesting and the replanting of forests. This has given her the confidence to use exotic timbers in her work, when she is able to verify the source, and a variety of lesser known timbers to choose from. A young family has slowed Lucinda down a little over the past couple of years, but she is using the time away from the computer and bench to take stock, look at where she is going and to proceed renewed with a fresh approach.
Church furniture
For First Church of Christ, Scientist, Oxford. English ash.
(Left) Conservatory table
Tiger oak.
400 x 1000 x 500mm / 16 x 39 x 20 in.
Lawyer’s desk Ash with laminated and ebonised birch. 740 x 2100 x 1200mm / 29 x 83 x 47 in. |
Office furniture
Bubinga with black lacquered details.
Cabinet:
2000 x 1000 x 500mm 79 x 39 x 20 in.
Display cabinet Walnut. 2000 x 1100 x 400mm 79 x 43 x 16 in. |
Detail of table under-frame
Bubinga, glass and marble with ebonised detailing, showing the relationship between the curves, emphasised by the use of opposing colours in structural components and inlays.
Dining chairs
(from the left) American maple and walnut; English oak; bubinga, ebony and leather; American cherry and wenge; English elm and sycamore.