Art Deco meets Japan in this masterpiece by Nicholas Phillips. Nicholas is an American furniture maker and woodworker, who holds a PhD in theoretical physics and worked as a mathematician with NASA for much of his life. He studied the Japanese marquetry technique known as yosegizaiku with seventh generation master Ichiro Ishikawa (direct descendent of Nihei Ishikawa (1790-1850) who invented the technique) in Hakone Japan and uses traditional Japanese tools to create his yosegi. The Turing Chest features six Cherry drawers adorned with colorful patterned yosegi including tri-color kikkou (tri-weave), single color kikkou (Redheart, Yellowheart and Holly), and a special red asanoha (hemp leaf pattern) from a block made with Mr. Ishikawa. There is also yellow asanoha yosegi hidden on the sides of one of the drawers. Line accents on the yosegi are of Ebony and Holly. Drawer pulls are of Chechen wood. The chest case, made from Bloodwood, features Art Deco inspired radius corners with outlined double dovetailed joints of Curly Maple and African Kiaat.