Following travel to Japan, I returned to the states with a deep appreciation of Japanese construction and preservation techniques. I began experimenting with shou sugi ban through different species of wood all the while sharing desk space with a stark white painted masonry bearing wall. In an attempt to improve my environment with color I designed and built this tilt shelf. The rotating planes are dadoed to allow the planes to be interconnected. Traditional to Japanese practices, the end grain of the shelf are painted. The shou sugi ban charring is limited to the outside faces and the inside faces are painted yellow.