I first saw this Ray Jones box and was reminded of the gull-wing doors of the DeLorean. There is the same elegant defiance of gravity, the clean lines that surprise when first you see them. Exploring the Ray Jones Woodcrafts web site I discovered that this was just one of his "Very Special Boxes". The one you see here is Faithful Friend. There are more elaborate ones, like Inner Sanctum, a work in progress. There, three nested compartments swing open their doors at different angles like the unfolding of a musical movement in wood (go see it at his site -- click on those Very Special Boxes link on the left and scroll down).
Jones is from North Carolina, with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Perhaps that is where the precision and airiness come from. His bio says that when he first set up his household, he bought tools and made his furniture (which I'd like to see!); then he turned to the boxes. The woods read like poetry: Black Acacia, Ancient Kauri, Ash, Macadamia Nut, Storm Woods and Quilted Bubinga. The prices fit every purse range, from $75 to $4200 for the one shown above, and higher. And yes, here is a DeLorean, as a reminder.
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