News Update

Here's a quick update of what has been happening here at Tiernan Roe Fine Woodworking. Well firstly the Cloud Installation I did last October (2009) has been getting coverage all over the world. Which is great. It was featured in Interni decor a Korean interior and design magazine, Construct Ireland, a sustainable building magazine and Architects' Journal, an architects trade magazine.
Also the spiral clinker chair that had been shortlisted for the RDS craft competitionwas also selected for exhibition Cork Creates the flagship exhibition for Cork Craft month, August 2010.
All in all it's been a very busy Summer and here's hoping it continues.

Ceiling Installation featured in Architectural Review

Just got this in my email. The house that I built the ceiling installation for was featured in the Architectural review. Much better pictures too. See here.

Architectural Installation: The Cloud.

Here's a few pictures from a recent architectural installation that I made for a 14m (46') long corridor. It was designed by my brother Stephen who is one half of RoeWu. The idea is that the varying angle of the louvres simulate the changing light that one experiences under a moving cloud. I'm not sure if the video captures this but it looks pretty cool and the clients love it.

The cloud was made up in sections in the workshop. There were a lot of those louvres to be made. Most of the louvres have push fixings so they can be removed easily for cleaning above the cloud. I used poplar for the louvres because of its stability and good painting qualities. The longitudinal pieces are WBP plywood.

I was able to install the parts from a ladder which made set up for the installation much easier. Below is a video clip of a walk through and shows how the light changes as you move along. It was early morning and a little dull at the time. I'll try and get a better shot soon.