Caterina Lay Montoya
Moon Stool
Oak
This stool is hand made from English oak, caught mid-transformation as it begins to turn into brown oak. A natural fungus, Fistulina hepatica, slowly seeps through the tree, staining the heartwood from pale gold to deep brown. The butterfly joints lock the wild grain in place, celebrating the timber’s shifting, imperfect beauty. The wedges in the through-tenons are bog oak. This stool is humble and sturdy, equally happy as extra seating, side table, or whatever use might be required of it.
