Early on, Richard’s folks taught him that if you don't like what you're given, learn to make it better. So, he learned to garden, because the taste of a warm home-grown tomato fresh off the vine cannot be found at a grocery store. He learned to cook, because gathering for a home cooked meal creates community and fosters lasting relationships. In this era of disposable design, he became committed to finding the intersection of sustainability and fine craft, learning to create objects with the intention of permanence, and always with a reverence for the materials he uses. Raised in Atlanta, GA, and educated at the Rhode Island School of Design, he resides and works in Brooklyn NY.
He finds inspiration in the abundance of wood being discarded throughout NYC, from wood shop offcuts to old growth lumber scrapped from the pre-war buildings of NYC's architectural landscape. This “waste” becomes his building block, calling into question what qualifies as valuable.
Each object Richard creates is built, sculpted, and finished entirely by hand...there is no lathe work involved for any of his pieces. The desired profile is defined during the building process, something akin to coil pottery, or an analog version of 3-D printing. Piece by piece, layer upon layer, he places each individual wood block, controlling both the wall thickness as well as the overall profile. Once constructed, Richard shapes the surfaces using a variety of hand held tools, resulting in a finely honed quality with subtle undulations very similar to that of hand built ceramics.
His STACKED process is a slow methodical ritual, applying a meditative focus to this previously discarded material, stacking individual pieces of wood to create an object that’s much more than the sum of its parts. As Richard learned early on in life, and applies to his work today, strive to make it better.
$50,150
STACKED Console Table
By Richard Haining
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Salvaged mixed-species oak and nero gold marble This STACKED Console Table has a stance similar to a grand hood ornament from a classic car wit...
Marble
STACKED Floating Console Table
By Richard Haining
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Salvaged Oak While this table is within a private collection, we can tailor our style to create a console specific to your space. Do you desire a different wood species? Longer? Or,...
Oak
$4,500 / item
H 32 in W 48 in D 12 in
Torched Oak Console Table with Floating Acrylic Base, Sculptural Burnt Wood
By Autonomous Furniture, Kirk Van Ludwig
Located in Victoria, BC
Torched oak console table with floating acrylic base, designed to contrast deep material texture with visual transparency. The Tillikum console combines a charred solid oak top with...
Acrylic, Oak, Wood
Enrique Garcel Floating Console
By Enrique Garcel
Located in New York, NY
Goatskin and lacquer floating console table. Coveted Meander Greek key inspired design. Badge on underside, handmade in Colombia, circa 1970. Mounts ...
Goatskin
Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese wine or console table with a pierced and carved front apron.
Paul McCobb Wall-Mounted Floating Console
By Paul McCobb
Located in Culver City, CA
Introducing an extraordinary mid-century wall-mounted floating three-tier console, a sought-after piece designed by the esteemed Paul McCobb for Bryce Originals in the 1950s. With it...
Steel, Cut Steel
$1,438
H 19.3 in W 21.66 in D 10.63 in
Brass Body Marble Top Floating Wall Console Table with a Drawer, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass Body Marble Top Floating Wall Console Table with a Drawer, 1960s, Italy Wear consistent with age and use. Note: There's a tiny missing piece in the bottom right corner of the ...
Marble, Brass
Modern Stacked Pine Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern stacked pine console table, made with reclaimed pine in a French brown eclectic stained finish. A simple silhouette wrapped in geometric form with a nod to historical Brutalis...
Wood
$2,800Sale Price|41% Off
H 24.75 in W 64.75 in D 18.25 in
Floating Console Table by Greta Grossman for Glenn of California
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual floating console table by Greta Grossman for Glenn of California. Caned top and bottom shelves.
Walnut
$3,600
H 32 in W 36 in D 8 in
Narrow White Oak Console Table with Floating Acrylic Base, Minimalist Entryway
By Kirk Van Ludwig, Autonomous Furniture
Located in Victoria, BC
Narrow white oak console table with floating acrylic base, designed for compact entryways, hallways, and behind-sofa applications. This scaled version of the Tillikum console mainta...
Acrylic, Oak, Wood
$1,900
H 12 in W 48 in D 12 in
Mid Century Paul Evans Cityscape Floating Shelf or Console Table Glass & Chrome
By Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible design, a cityscape wall shelf designed by Paul Evans in the 1970's. The set features fine heavy construction with chrome clad patchwork design. Includes two L shaped w...
Chrome
$1,900
H 30 in W 40 in D 13 in
Mid-Century Italian Modern White Marble & Brass Floating Console Table or Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning and simple modern console table from Italy circa 1960's. Beautiful pure white marble with curvy brass legs.
Marble, Brass
Console Table
Located in Houston, TX
Fantastic wood console table with with trestle base and turned legs. This table finished in a dark stain and would be perfect in an entry. It could also be used as a game table or a ...
Wood
Floating Marble & Giltwood Console & Mirror by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Hanover, MA
An exceptional and rare floating marble and giltwood console & mirror by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1946. This listing is for one mirror and console but we do have a pair available, lis...
Marble