I had a moment at the beginning of the semester when I became obsessed with Ikea furniture. I loved that it feigned at design (they include the name of the designer on the box) but has also become so ubiquitous most homes have something from it. There’s also a bit of a cavalier-ness that I’ve noticed in how we treat Ikea furniture. It’s easy to throw out/give away/abandon. I started accumulating cheap Ikea furniture from Craigslist, including this table. I made a mold of the table, and had the idea of casting it in something. Maybe resin? It was not very thought out. And then, I decided to scrape it. I still have my mold, and so can replace the table’s veneer, but for now I wanted to dig beneath its surface.
