Francois Register interest

Sydney, NSW · Reclaimed timber

One-of-a-kind pieces from fallen and reclaimed timber.

Every piece starts with a found piece of wood and is shaped by what that wood already is. No two are alike.

Dark weathered gum timber with rippling grain, lit from within as light escapes through cracks and holes
No. 01 · Hollow

Current work

Each piece is one of one

No. 01

Hollow

This timber came from an old gum on a working farm on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. Decades of weather hollowed it out, likely after a century or more of standing.

The hollow that once sheltered wildlife now holds the light.

Timber
Reclaimed eucalyptus, mid-north coast NSW
Finish
Linseed oil
Form
Table lamp, LED filament bulb
Edition
One of one
Status
Available

$550AUD

Pickup or delivery within Sydney; freight elsewhere quoted on request. Minor alterations to the timber can be discussed, so mention them in your enquiry. Light fittings are supplied as fitted.

No. 02

Two Fallen

Two trees, one piece. The branch fell from a diseased gum in Sydney. Its bark came away to reveal rippled grain no tool could replicate.

The base was cut from a tree lost in last year's bushfires, scorched on the outside but sound within. The cord is wrapped twice by hand in rope.

Timber
Reclaimed eucalyptus branch; bushfire-salvaged hardwood base
Form
Floor lamp, hand-wrapped rope cord
Edition
One of one
Status
Available

$1,450AUD

Pickup or delivery within Sydney; freight elsewhere quoted on request. Minor alterations to the timber can be discussed, so mention them in your enquiry. Light fittings are supplied as fitted.

Close-up of swirling, rippled grain on the Two Fallen branch
Detail, No. 02 · The grain beneath the bark

Custom pieces

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Tell me what you have in mind. It might be:

  • An idea, or a space you want to fill
  • A piece like one you've seen here
  • Timber that means something to you, like a tree from a family property or a beam from an old house

Every piece depends on the wood, so no two come out the same. If you'd like something like a past piece, I'll source timber as close to it in shape and character as I can.

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The Sydney gum the Two Fallen branch came from, showing the wound where it broke away
Source tree, No. 02 · Sydney

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