Broken Masterpiece
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The design of this coffee table was inspired by nature. I was hiking in the rain forest near Tofino, BC, when I saw the stump of a huge tree which had been cut many years ago. A big crack in the middle had split the stump in two.
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Instantly I realized this was an excellent idea for my next coffee table. So I started designing and working on it.
I was very pleased the way it turned out, but when it came time to make the cut I hesitated.
"What a beautiful masterpiece", I thought, "and now I have to cut it right through the middle?"
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Finally, I had the courage to start cutting.
And there it was, on my workbench, in pieces.
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But it was still a masterpiece, only now, it became a BROKEN MASTERPIECE.
MINDBOGGLIN
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No matter how hard I tried, I could not come up with a name that would fittingly describe
this lovely bar - coffee table.
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Then, a friend of mine from Italy came to visit me in my shop. I wanted to know his opinion about my work, since he was also a furniture maker.
His eyes lit up when he saw the table and he took his time to look at every thing.
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"Is mindbogglin" he blurted out. Immediately it hit me. He had given me the perfect name for this lovely table.
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This was the name that I had been searching for, for such a long time.
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Because it really is, MINDBOGGLIN .