box

The brief: to create a multi-moving secret box, inspired by Japanese boxes, but with French-style marquetry. Three movements reveal the secret drawer. A spring-loaded button, hidden beneath the veneer, then ejects it. For the shape and marquetry, I drew inspiration from the traveling secretary attributed to Jean-François Oeben. The geometric forms and colors closely resemble what this cabinetmaker might have used. The box's structure is made of solid beech, with ash wood joints. […]