sarah finn

Sarah Finn is a German designer who specializes in working amazingly intricate patterns into wood. Although originally apprenticed as a furniture maker, her primary focus now is on tableware and lighting. Above: Olion and Drachenbaum are olive wood pendant, wall and table lamps with beautiful laser-cut patterns. In the case of Olion the patterns only come to life when turned on but disappear when turned off, while Drachenbaum features detailed floral patterns around the fringe.

“Light and living” is how Sarah prefaces the product section of her website; although the “light” likely refers to the Olion lamps featured above, it’s also an appropriate description for her tableware. Above: lightly-colored solid oak, elm and maple trivets and bowls each feature successively smaller concentric pieces speak to a simpler way of living.

Although probably the least glamorous of table accessories, Sarah gives the coaster and candle holders their fair dues. A coral-shaped version (coaster, candleholder) features a complex and abstract network of branches and is fairly sturdy despite its fragile appearance, while a more conservative variant consists of internal laser-cutouts on stained maple.

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Even napkin rings and placemats get the royal treatment: the napkin rings feature stars and s-cut incisions and small tabs to lock them in place and can be easily flattened for storage, while amazingly detailed floral edgework on wood veneer placemats embellish meals like never before. For more Sarah Finn products, visit any of the stores listed below; we have also provided a link to her personal homepage which provides a bird’s eye view of her works.
aplusrstore.com
hygge-life.co.uk
mossonline.com (type “sarah finn” into the search box at left)
sarah-finn.de