This was a commissioned for a wall-mounted 6′ diameter, pumpkin-shaped cabinet with articulated doors. A departure from my normal marquetry into designing resin infused panels to create a visual and mechanically dynamic furniture art piece. A favorite combination of mine is the red Mercedes color, brushed black wood, and 22K gold plated hardware, all working … Read more
Making critically sized blocks for the pivoting drawers stays on this table held up this project for some time, since I was unsure about the drilling of eight extremely precise locations with only vague lines for reference. Two weeks making a special jig, three hours for milling the four blocks and eight minutes for drilling the 8 holes. Challenging little things! These interactive furniture … Read more
Three-ply, decoratively veneered, serpentine, cabinet faces. This piece was a collaboration between two shops, where the veneer work was done in my shop in Santa Barbara, CA, and the casework was done by Steve Balter in Seattle, WA. The curved front face of the cabinet has a serpentine footprint, and the finished three-ply skins that make … Read more