The Misfit series marks the beginning of a career in design for Timothy John. Intrigued by a pile of timber offcuts on a building site, a random selection of wood pieces of varying shapes and sizes were collected. They were arranged, rearranged then rearranged again and became the start of an interest around the unseen and unexpected potential of industrial materials applied in furniture design.
Development of the design evolved naturally, as though the individual pieces were meant to be grouped as such. Nothing forced. When experimenting with finish options, the wood’s features and flaws were covered and filled, resulting in a beautiful finish initially. However, it was apparent soon thereafter that the solution was strained. The final prototype presents a product that keeps true to the material’s natural characteristics. The Misfit stands alone as a beautiful sculptural piece. It also meets a number of different furniture functions, from table and counter stool, side table, pedestal and banked together as a bench or coffee table.
